Siliconware Precision Industries

Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
Public
Traded as NASDAQ:SPIL
Founded 1984
Headquarters Taichung, Taiwan
Key people

Bough Lin
(Chairman and director)
Chi-Wen Tsai
(Chief Executive Officer, President)

Eva Chen
(Chief Financial Officer)
(Dec 31, 2003)
Products Semiconductor packaging and testing
Revenue $ 368.73M (Dec 31, 2013)
Website www.spil.com.tw

Siliconware Precision Industries (NASDAQ:SPIL) was set up on May 17, 1984 and now is based in Taichung, Taiwan. The company focuses on semiconductor packaging and testing services for PC, communications, consumer integrated circuits markets. These services are provided to protect semiconductor chips, better integrating into electronic systems and improving dissipation of heat.[1]

History

Siliconware Precision Industries as founded in 1984. In 2000 the company became a public company in NASDAQ and in the same year, SPIL merged with Siliconware Corporation. The company acquired the common shares of ChipMOS Technologies LTD. in 2007, Taiwan Occupational Safety and Health Management in 2008 and merged with Siliconware Investment Company Ltd. in the next year of 2009.[2][3][4]

In 2013, the company and Siliconware USA, Inc. settled the long patent infringement litigation with Tessera Technologies, Inc.. Siliconware would pay Tessera, Inc. a partial upfront fee and smaller quarterly payments over the next five years, for being released from the litigation.[5]

Products and services

The packaging materials the company processed include substrate (ball grid array) and lead-frame packages, the testing services provided by the company are based on logic, mixed signal, and embedded memory devices to measure the performance and reliability of packaged semiconductor devices. In addition, the company also provides turnkey service, shipment service and other related services, such as wafer probing, tape and reel services.

Products of the company are under ISO 9001 certification, QS 9000 certification, ISO 14001 EMS International Certification, TS16949 certification, OHSAS 18001 Certification, IECQ HSPM certification, ISO 14064-1 verification, PAS 2050 verification.

The company competes with Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc., Amkor Technology Inc. and STATS ChipPAC Ltd.[6]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Business Summary".
  2. 1 2 "Company Milestones".
  3. ↑ "SPIL Board of Directors resolved to merge Siliconware Investment Company and announced dividend record date".
  4. ↑ "SPIL announces closing of sale of its ownership in ChipMOS Technologies INC. and acquisition of the common shares of ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) LTD.".
  5. ↑ "Tessera and Siliconware Settle Litigation".
  6. ↑ "Company Full Description".
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