Chip substrate shortage seen.AUSTIN, TX -- A May 1 fire that destroyed part of ASE's Chung-Li, Taiwan assembly and test capacity and decimated its flip-chip substrate production line will heap further pressure on an already tenuous tenuous Intensive care adjective Referring to a 'touch-and-go,' uncertain, or otherwise 'iffy' clinical situation supply of laminate laminate, n a thin slice of porcelain or plastic fabricated in a dental lab, which is cemented to the front of the teeth to cover gaps, whiten stained teeth, or reshape chipped or broken teeth. substrates for semiconductor packaging. Increased demand for laminate substrates this year, coupled with the ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. fire, is expected to push prices higher for wirebond PBGA PBGA Plastic Ball Grid Array and flip-chip substrates, says research firm TechSearch International (www.techsearchinc.com). Unless capacity is expanded over existing plans, the situation could be similar for 2006, TechSearch said. A TechSearch poll of key suppliers taken in the month after the Chung-Li fire revealed demand for flip-chip substrates, driven by graphics processors and chipsets, is expected to increase in the second half. |
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