With increasing demand for larger-capacity memory devices, Taiwan-based specialty DRAM makers are ramping up production to strive for more market share, according to industry sources.

Taiwan-based ASE Technology and Unimicron Technology have both seized flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) packaging and related substrate orders for Apple’s just unveiled M2 processors, along with Amkor Technology and Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco), according to industry sources.

The strategic partnerships between Taiwan and Japanese companies have been heating up during the epidemic. In the past, the Japanese always prioritized the needs of Japanese companies, but with the mature development of Taiwan’s supply chain, Japanese companies are not only knocking on the door, but are also sending personnel to Taiwan to serve somewhat as product managers for better communication. With such developments, Taiwan-based companies have seen concrete progress in both automotive electronics and compound semiconductors.