UTAC
Superior Semiconductor Assembly and Testing Services

At a very high level, the semiconductor supply chain is a channel that begins with design and terminates at delivery. Between these two ends, numerous processes and treatments are conducted to turn that small piece of silicon, into a piece of tech that would help a car drive itself. 2019 is officially pro smart car/EV, with auto manufacturers putting that tech to good use in personal mobility. Cars are en route to function like smartphones, complete with intuitive UIs and sensors, leveraging chips that have to be tested and packaged, specifically to ensure low failure rates and high resilience in the highly mission-critical application that is driving. “We are a semiconductor testing and packaging expert in the automotive industry, around the sensor technologies meant for EVs and other mobility applications,” states UTAC CEO, John William Nelson.

UTAC customers are part of the semiconductor supply chain, which for the most part, is geared toward the automotive sector with applications in CMOS sensors, security cameras, and vehicle parking assistance to name a few. However, in an industry where every link in the supply chain must be robust enough to deliver flawlessly, no matter what the adversity down the line is, trust is an imperative factor for mutual success. “Several of the people that we work with, at the end of the day, may not build the project themselves, so nothing is a 100 percent certain in our industry. We engage with the customer, do the work, and provide the samples.”

Beyond all challenges is the drive toward zero defects, so that all of UTAC’s customers and their customers’ applications are seamless. As a major player that caters to the automotive sector, the company practices special process flows that have proven to create robust, reliable products and are able to work in difficult environments. UTAC has an in-house innovation and automation team to figure out how it can stay ahead of its competition, and enable it to maintain its ultra-low defect levels. UTAC treats customers and customer service very seriously and follows a fortified methodology to engage them. While generic applications involve standard packaging or testing, custom solutions for the automotive sector are where UTAC is in a league of its own.

We are a semiconductor testing and packaging expert with an expertise in the automotive industry, around the sensor technologies meant for EVs and other mobility applications

“Customers will come with an idea to measure a certain environment, humidity, gas, etc., which is not readily available in the market. They will do the chip design for that particular application and work with our engineers to do the package solution.” This is an essential aspect in automotive MEMS fabrication, as these chips are different from standard silicon devices because of their need for interaction with the external environment. With their reliability testing solutions, UTAC ensures product resistance against heat, cold, damp, and wet climates. The packaging also has to be able to allow the chip to sense the external environment; a requirement that is relevant in auto sensors as well.

With a large engagement in an SMT type product which is powering revenue growth toward the second half of next year, UTAC is adding resources in engineering and RnD. UTAC is focusing on major programs that will help it support its customers, build partnerships, and engage long term with trust, to support client revenue. KPI driven, while engaging new clients from across the US, EU, and Asia, UTAC continues to be a trusted partner to long term clients as well. UTAC offers multiple solutions, and by being an outsourced assembly and test company, it is constantly learning multiple technologies in multiple markets for several years, which proves useful in other client projects. UTAC believes that it is their dedicated people who drive an organization toward its key deliverables and goals—a philosophy that it keeps close at heart.