Far Eastern International Bank coordinates $200 million syndicated loan case with Yikeya to assist in upgrading wafer testing capacity

        Far Eastern International Bank coordinated and hosted the five-year USD 200 million syndicated loan project for the Taiwan branch of Singapore based SenseTime, which was signed on July 22nd. The funds for this joint venture are used to purchase and lease wafer testing equipment to support the expansion of advanced process and advanced wafer testing capacity, and to assist Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain in seizing the growth opportunities of the global AI boom.

        During the preparation period of the syndicated loan case, it received widespread market response. With the joint efforts of financial institutions such as Taishin International Bank, E.SUN BANK, Cooperative Treasury Bank, KGI Bank, OCBC Bank, Shanghai Bank, Taichung City Commercial Bank, and Banqin Commercial Bank, the subscription amount reached 1.6 times the original scale. Finally, the case was successfully closed with USD 200 million, demonstrating the confidence of financial institutions in the operational strength and development prospects of Yikeya in the semiconductor testing field.

        This syndicated loan case will provide Yikoya with a long-term and stable source of funding to meet the rapidly growing demand for testing capacity driven by global AI and high-speed computing chips, further strengthening Taiwan's competitive advantage in the semiconductor supply chain. Vice President Ji Zhenghua pointed out that Taiwan's semiconductor industry firmly occupies the manufacturing core of the global AI supply chain, forming a complete industrial cluster with professional division of labor from upstream IC design and silicon intellectual property (IP), midstream advanced wafer foundry, and downstream indicator packaging and testing giants with heterogeneous integration technology, demonstrating excellent resilience in the context of global supply chain restructuring. Among them, wafer testing is an important hub connecting wafer manufacturing and packaging, and it is also a defense line to ensure the yield, efficiency, and reliability of advanced process chips. With the increasing demand for high-end chips in the international market, it drives the capital expenditure of high-end testing equipment, creating a new wave of momentum for the semiconductor supply chain.

        The financial industry shoulders the mission of guiding capital inflows into the real economy. In the face of AI driven global changes, Far Eastern International Bank will actively leverage its large-scale syndicated loan architecture design and cross financial institution resource integration capabilities to support enterprises in expanding advanced production capacity, collaborate to promote industrial upgrading and technological innovation, and help Taiwan continue to play a key role in the global technology supply chain.

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