IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics both saw revenues for the first quarter of 2010 remain almost flat sequentially, whereas peer Ardentec enjoyed a revenue growth of 4.3% on quarter during the same period.
KYEC has reported revenues of NT$3.34 billion (US$106 million) for the first quarter, a less than 1% drop from the prior quarter's levels. Meanwhile, Sigurd has posted revenues of NT$1.05 billion for the quarter, down 0.7% compared to NT$1.06 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009. Both drops were in line with market watchers' estimates of up to 5% decreases.
Ardentec has announced revenues of NT$1.05 billion for the first quarter, managing a sequential growth that beat the company's guidance of an around 5% decline. Ardentec's March revenues reached NT$365 million, scoring the highest since September 2008.
In other news, a Chinese-language Commercial Times report cited industry sources indicating KYEC and Ardentec are both expected to benefit from growing demand from their foundry partners that are gearing up for capacity expansions in 2010.