Powertech Technology
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| Industry | Tech Hardware & Semiconductors |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan |
Number of employees | +18,000 |
| Website | pti.com.tw |
Powertech Technology Inc. (PTI; Chinese: 力成科技; 6239. TW) is a Taiwanese semiconductor assembly, packaging and testing company. Powertech is Taiwan's biggest chip tester and packager.[1]
In 2010 the company entered a strategic alliance with Japan's Elpida Memory and Taiwan's largest chip foundry United Microelectronics Corporation to develop advanced semiconductor packaging technology.[2] In the same year, the company established US subsidiary Powertech Technology (USA), Inc. to be in charge of overseas sales and service center.[3]
The company is purported to be manufacturing Apple Inc.'s Apple S1 chip for their recently announced Apple Watch.[4]
In 2017, PTI acquired Japanese company Micron Akita, and also became the major shareholder of Tera Probe, Inc..[3][5]
PTI is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) under the trading symbol of 6239.
References
- ^ "Powertech to acquire two Japanese firms". Taipei Times. April 15, 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ [1] 21 June 2010 (Reuters) "Japan's Elpida Memory Inc 6665.T said on Monday that it would tie up with Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp (2303.TW: 行情) and Powertech Technology Inc (6239.TW: 行情) to develop advanced semiconductor packaging technology. The companies said in a statement the alliance would leverage the strengths in Elpida's DRAM, PTI's assembly and UMC's foundry logic technologies to develop a "one-chip solution" "
- ^ a b PTI's Milestone pti.com.tw
- ^ "【半導体】 Powertech、Apple Watchメモリ封止・測定受注 128GB版iPhone 6の実績をアップル評価". emsodm.com. November 17, 2014.
- ^ "Powertech looking to acquire two Japanese firms". evertiq.com. April 18, 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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