ASE Technology

Kaohsiung-based chip packaging and testing provider

Overview

ASE Technology Holding provides semiconductor manufacturing services: integrated-circuit packaging, interconnect materials, front-end engineering testing, wafer probing and final testing, and electronic manufacturing services.[2] The holding company was formed on 30 April 2018 and is headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[2] Forbes records sales of US$21.7bn, up 17.3%, and profit of US$1.5bn, a 7% margin.[2] ASE is the only outsourced assembly and test company in the ranking; its work takes place after wafers leave foundries such as TSMC. It narrowly ranks above Lam Research, whose sales were US$21.7bn as well but about US$55m lower.[2]

ASE Technology strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • Largest packaging and testing provider in the list
  • Sales growth of 17.3%
  • Exposure to advanced packaging

Limitations

  • Profit margin of 7%
  • Services business with lower margins than chip designers
  • Concentrated in Taiwan

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