Last update: Friday 22 March 2013 [41 news items]
SEMI, SEAJ book-to-bill ratios almost flat in February 2013
Mar 22, 15:13
Japan's semiconductor production equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.17 in February 2013, compared to 1.18 in January, according to the Semiconductor Equipment...
Japan chip gear ratio rises above parity in December 2012, says SEAJ
Jan 24, 11:13
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.23 on a three-month average basis in December 2012, up from 0.89 the month before, according...
SEMI, SEAJ book-to-bill ratios rise
Dec 20, 11:04
North America-based semiconductor production equipment makers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.79 in November 2012, up from 0.75 in October, ending seven straight months of sequential...
Japan October 2012 chip gear book-to-bill ratio at 0.70, says SEAJ
Nov 19, 22:39
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.70 in October 2012, up from 0.65 in September, according to data gathered by Semiconductor Equipment...
SEMI, SEAJ book-to-bill ratios continue slide
Oct 19, 16:41
Japan's semiconductor production equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.65 in September 2012, hitting the lowest level since May 2009, according to the Semiconductor...
Japan February 2012 chip-gear orders down 5.7%, says SEAJ
Mar 20, 14:28
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted JPY99.8 billion (US$1.2 billion) in orders in February 2012 (three-month average basis), down 5.7% from a year earlier,...
Japan chip gear book-to-bill ratio at 1.06 in January 2012, says SEAJ
Feb 20, 11:33
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.06 in January 2012, down from 1.20 in December but up from 0.99 a year earlier, according to...
Japan fab tool book-to-bill climbs above parity
Jan 31, 15:10
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.20 in December 2011, above parity for the first time in 10 months, according to figures from...
Japan fab tool book-to-bill nears 1.0, says SEAJ
Dec 20, 14:33
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.97 for November 2011, up from 0.83 in October, according to new figures from the Semiconductor...
Japan chip gear book-to-bill ratio rises in October, says SEAJ
Nov 21, 16:22
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.83 for October 2011, up from 0.75 in September, according to new figures from the Semiconductor...
Japan fab-tool book-to-bill slips to 0.75 in September, says SEAJ
Oct 20, 11:59
Japan-based semiconductor equipment makers reported a book-to-bill ratio of 0.75 in September, declining for the third month in a row.
Japan fab-tool book-to-bill continues slide in August, says SEAJ
Sep 21, 15:48
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.76 in August 2011, compared to 0.84 in July and 0.96 in June, according to new figures from the...
Chip equipment book-to-bill lower in July 2011
Aug 19, 10:30
North America-based semiconductor production equipment makers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.86 in July, down from 0.94 in June, according to SEMI. Meanwhile, data gathered by the...
Japan May chip-gear orders up 4% on-month, says SEAJ
Jun 24, 13:49
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted JPY119.15 billion (US$1.48 billion) in orders in May 2011 (three-month average basis), up 4.4% from the revised level of...
Japan fab-tool book-to-bill back above parity in February 2011, says SEAJ
Mar 24, 01:00
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted JPY105.79 billion (US$1.31 billion) in orders in February 2011 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of...
Chip equipment sales reach record growth in 2010, says SEMI
Mar 11, 14:21
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$39.54 billion in 2010, representing a record year-over-year increase of 148%, according to SEMI.
Japan fab tool book-to-bill slips below parity in January 2011
Feb 18, 15:33
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.99 in January 2011, down from 1.07 in December and the lowest since May 2009, according to the...
SEMI, SEAJ book-to-bill ratios slip in December 2010
Jan 21, 14:06
North America-based semiconductor production equipment makers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.90 in December, down from 0.97 in November, according to SEMI. Meanwhile, data gathered...
Chip gear billings and bookings rise in 3Q10, says SEMI
Dec 15, 16:21
Chip manufacturing equipment billings and bookings worldwide enjoyed both sequential and on-year growth in the third quarter of 2010, according to SEMI.
Japan chip gear book-to-bill continues to slide on-month
Nov 22, 13:41
The book-to-bill ratio for Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers slipped to 1.12 in October 2010 from 1.14 in the prior month, according to the Semiconductor Equipment...
Japan September 2010 fab tool book-to-bill slips to 1.14, says SEAJ
Oct 21, 14:35
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.14 in September 2010, down from 1.38 in August, according to new figures from the Semiconductor...
Japan August chip-gear orders up slightly on-month, says SEAJ
Sep 21, 14:12
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted 127.47 billion yen (US$1.49 billion) in orders in August 2010 (three-month average basis), up 1.7% from the revised level...
Chip equipment billings climb 22% in 2Q10, says SEMI
Sep 9, 17:05
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$9.11 billion in the second quarter of 2010, according to SEMI. The billings figure is 22% higher than that in the...
Japan chip gear book-to-bill climbs to 1.53 in July 2010, says SEAJ
Aug 19, 11:51
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.53 in July 2010, compared to 1.40 in the prior month, according to the Semiconductor Equipment...
Chip gear book-to-bill ratios climb in June 2010
Jul 21, 11:52
Japan's semiconductor production equipment manufacturers have reported a book-to-bill ratio of 1.40 for June, up from 1.13 in May, according to the Semiconductor Equipment Association...
SEMI, SEAJ book-to-bill ratios stay strong in May 2010
Jun 21, 10:37
Japan's semiconductor production equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.13 in May 2010, up from 1.07 in April, according to the Semiconductor Equipment Association...
Japan chip gear book-to-bill slips to 1.07 in April 2010, says SEAJ
May 24, 16:39
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.07 in April 2010, compared to 1.17 in the prior month, according to the Semiconductor Equipment...
Japan chip gear book-to-bill ratio at 1.17 in March 2010, says SEAJ
Apr 20, 11:12
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.17 in March 2010, down from 1.34 in February but up significantly from the record level of 0.30...
Chip-gear book-to-bill almost flat in February 2010
Mar 21, 15:34
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.22 in February 2010 compared to 1.23 in January, according to SEMI.
Global semiconductor equipment sales down 46% in 2009, says SEMI
Mar 11, 17:06
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$15.92 billion in 2009, representing a 46% decline compared to US$29.52 billion posted in 2008, according to SEMI...
Japan chip equipment book-to-bill reaches 1.30 in December 2009, says SEAJ
Jan 21, 17:07
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted about 77.39 billion yen (US$844 million) in orders in December 2009 and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.30, according to Semiconductor...
Japan chip-gear sales to grow 38% in FY 2010, says SEAJ
Jan 13, 14:18
Sales of Japan-made semiconductor and flat-panel display (FPD) equipment are forecast to reach 1.12 trillion yen (US$12.3 billion) in fiscal year 2010, up 37.7% from 813 billion yen...
Japan chip gear book-to-bill slips to 1.18 in November 2009
Dec 18, 14:09
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.18 in November 2009 compared to the prior month's level of 1.28, according to Semiconductor Equipment...
Japan chip-gear book-to-bill flat in October 2009, says SEAJ
Nov 19, 16:51
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.28 in October 2009, similar to the prior month's level, according to data gathered by the Semiconductor...
Japan chip equipment orders down 22% on year in September 2009, says SEAJ
Oct 20, 16:27
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers received 61.567 billion yen (US$682.92 million) in orders in September 2009, down 22.2% from the same period in 2008, according to...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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