Event Calendar   Company Profile   Financial Information   IR Announcements   Annual Reports   Stock Quote   Shareholder Services   Analyst Coverage   Board of Directors   Corporate Governance   Stock Exchange Filings   Issued Securities   FAQs   Email Alerts   Information Request   IR Contacts   Download Library   Useful Links         FAQs 中文 Q: Who is the ASE Group? A: The Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) Group is the world's largest subcontractor of semiconductor back-end manufacturing services. We offer complete turnkey services, including IC packaging, IC testing, substrate design and manufacturing, module assembly, and Electronic Manufacturing Services (through Universal Scientific Industrial). We are a global corporation with group headquarters located in Taipei, Taiwan and manufacturing facilities in 3 continents in close proximity to our blue-chip customers to service their global needs. Q: What is the Group structure? A: The ASE Group consists of two key members: ASE Inc. and ASE Test Limited. The former concentrates on assembly services while the latter focuses on test services. ASE Inc., the parent company, owns 100% of ASE Test Limited ("ASE Test"); and 18.7% of Universal Scientific Industrial. ASE Test owns subsidiaries ASE Malaysia (100%) and Silicon Valley-based ISE Labs (100%). The Group collectively owns 100% of ASE Korea, acquired from Motorola in 1999, and 100% of ASE Japan, acquired from NEC Electronics Corporation in May 2004. To see the Group structure, please click here Q: How long has the ASE Group been in business? A: ASE Inc. began providing semiconductor assembly services to customers in 1984, and ASE Test started providing semiconductor test services in 1987. Q: In which areas of the semiconductor manufacturing process does ASE compete? A: The ASE Group provides a complete range of services for the back end of the semiconductor manufacturing process, including wafer probe, packaging, development of customized test program and related hardware, burn-in test, final test, dry pack, tape and reel, and drop shipment. The Group also manufactures leadframes and substrates that are used as raw material during the packaging process. Q: Who are ASE's competitors? A: As a full-service provider, ASE currently faces competition only in individual segments of the semiconductor manufacturing process, but does not have a direct competitor able to provide the full service solution. Competitors can be grouped in the following areas: Front-end Testing: In-house capacity of design houses and integrated device manufacturers (IDMs). Wafer Probing: IDMs, wafer foundries and other independent testing houses Assembly/Packaging: Amkor Technology, ASAT, Siliconware Precision, STATS ChipPAC and IDMs. Final Testing: Amkor Technology, ASAT, Siliconware Precision, STATS ChipPAC and IDMs. Substrate Manufacturing: Ibiden, Shinko, JCI, NGK and PPI Board Assembly: Solectron Q: On what stock exchanges are ASE Inc. and USI traded and what are their ticker symbols? A: ASE Inc.: Ordinary shares (TW: 2311) traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange; American Depositary Shares (NYSE: ASX) traded on NYSE USI: Ordinary shares (TW: 2350) traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange Q: Where do I get ASE's current stock price? A: To view ASE's stock price, please click here Q: What is ASE Inc's fiscal year? A: Our fiscal year is the same as our calendar year and ends on December 31. Q: Does ASE Inc. issue quarterly reports? A: ASE Inc. reports quarterly earnings and host quarterly conference calls. To view our IR calendar and webcasts of past earnings releases, please click here Q: Who are the research analysts that follow ASE Inc.? A: ASE Inc. is covered by major securities brokers in the US and in Asia. For their contact information, please click here Q: How do I get a copy of your Annual Report? A: To access our Annual Report online, please click here     ASE Worldwide Select a group member ASE Group Homepage ASE Kaohsiung ASE ChungLi ASE Malaysia ASE Korea ISE Labs USI