Sigurd Microelectronics Corp

Sigurd Microelectronics announced it would acquire UTAC Taiwan for $165 million, expecting the transaction to close in Q2 2021. The deal will increase Sigurd's manufacturing output by 40-50% and annual sales by $71.3 million.

Sigurd Microelectronics has budgeted NT$1.6 billion in capital spending for 2018 to expand its product lineup, including NT$300 million for wafer-level packaging equipment and high-end chip testing machines, targeting segments like high-end smartphones, cryptocurrency, and AI.

Sigurd Microelectronics secured a controlling stake of about 51% in Winston Semiconductor for NT$1.62 billion (US$54.27 million) in September 2017, gaining wafer-level packaging technologies.