Amkor Technology, TSMC to collaborate on advanced packaging in Arizona

Amkor Technology (AMKR) and TSMC (TSM) announced that the two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and bring advanced packaging and test capabilities to Arizona, further expanding the region’s semiconductor ecosystem. Amkor and TSMC have been closely collaborating to deliver technologies for advanced packaging and testing of semiconductors to support critical markets such as high-performance computing and communications. Under the agreement, TSMC will contract turnkey advanced packaging and test services from Amkor in their planned facility in Peoria, Arizona. TSMC will leverage these services to support its customers, particularly those using TSMC’s advanced wafer fabrication facilities in Phoenix. The close collaboration and proximity of TSMC’s front-end fab and Amkor’s back-end facility will accelerate overall product cycle times. The companies will jointly define the specific packaging technologies, such as TSMC’s Integrated Fan-Out and Chip on Wafer on Substrate that will be employed to address common customers’ needs.