Apple chip supplier ASE vows to grow as 'big keep getting bigger'

World's top chip assembler does not rule out listing other units in China

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ASE Chairman Jason Chang, second from left, made a rare public appearance at the company's groundbreaking event on April 3. (Photo by Cheng Ting-fang)

CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writer

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, the world's largest chip assembler and a key Apple supplier, vowed Tuesday to expand its market share after completing the acquisition of smaller rival Siliconware Precision Industries, unfazed by growing competition from mainland China and a potential trade war.

"We will continue to expand production capacities and grow market share after we take over Siliconware Precision," Chairman Jason Chang told reporters Tuesday.

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