Kulicke and Soffa's Q3 2025: Navigating Contradictions in Revenue Expectations and Market Dynamics
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Wednesday, Aug 6, 2025 9:53 pm ET1min read
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Aime SummaryThermo compression bonding market and revenue expectations, impact of automotive industry on revenue, general semiconductor utilization rates, impact of IntelINTC-- CapEx cuts, revenue projections for the December quarter are the key contradictions discussed in Kulicke and Soffa Industries' latest 2025Q3 earnings call.
Revenue and Market Conditions:
- Kulicke & Soffa reported $148.4 million in revenue for Q3 2025, with a sequential decrease primarily driven by order hesitation in the automotive and industrial markets.
- The decline was attributed to trade uncertainties affecting global automotive and industrial supply chains, while ongoing technology transitions present long-term growth opportunities, particularly in EV charging infrastructure and power semiconductors.
Memory and Semiconductor Market Recovery:
- The company experienced a strong sequential demand increase in the memory sector, showing improvement in conditions, recent price dynamics, and emerging packaging formats.
- The recovery is supported by general semiconductor capacity transitions and expansions in China and Taiwan, as well as memory technology transitions and price improvements.
Automotive Market Headwinds and Softness:
- Order hesitation within the automotive and industrial markets, particularly with a certain customer in Southeast Asia, resulted in sequential revenue reduction.
- This softness is expected to continue into the September quarter due to trade uncertainties affecting the global automotive and industrial supply chain.
Advanced Dispense and Vertical Wire Growth:
- Kulicke & Soffa's Advanced Dispense segment saw opportunities across key customers and end markets, with initial POs from automotive OEMs and IDMs.
- The vertical wire market remains on track, with initial higher volume production expected in fiscal 2026, driven by technology transitions in the memory market.
Thermo-Compression Bonding (TCB) and Market Positioning:
- The company anticipates shipping an initial FTC system by the end of calendar year 2025 to support the Fluxless transition within the HBM space.
- As the market leader in driving FTC adoption within leading logic applications, Kulicke & Soffa is well-positioned to extend its market share within both memory and the broader market as the technology transitions to FTC-based assembly.
Revenue and Market Conditions:
- Kulicke & Soffa reported $148.4 million in revenue for Q3 2025, with a sequential decrease primarily driven by order hesitation in the automotive and industrial markets.
- The decline was attributed to trade uncertainties affecting global automotive and industrial supply chains, while ongoing technology transitions present long-term growth opportunities, particularly in EV charging infrastructure and power semiconductors.
Memory and Semiconductor Market Recovery:
- The company experienced a strong sequential demand increase in the memory sector, showing improvement in conditions, recent price dynamics, and emerging packaging formats.
- The recovery is supported by general semiconductor capacity transitions and expansions in China and Taiwan, as well as memory technology transitions and price improvements.
Automotive Market Headwinds and Softness:
- Order hesitation within the automotive and industrial markets, particularly with a certain customer in Southeast Asia, resulted in sequential revenue reduction.
- This softness is expected to continue into the September quarter due to trade uncertainties affecting the global automotive and industrial supply chain.
Advanced Dispense and Vertical Wire Growth:
- Kulicke & Soffa's Advanced Dispense segment saw opportunities across key customers and end markets, with initial POs from automotive OEMs and IDMs.
- The vertical wire market remains on track, with initial higher volume production expected in fiscal 2026, driven by technology transitions in the memory market.
Thermo-Compression Bonding (TCB) and Market Positioning:
- The company anticipates shipping an initial FTC system by the end of calendar year 2025 to support the Fluxless transition within the HBM space.
- As the market leader in driving FTC adoption within leading logic applications, Kulicke & Soffa is well-positioned to extend its market share within both memory and the broader market as the technology transitions to FTC-based assembly.
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