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Wednesday 15 June 2022
Taiwan to lead fab equipment spending in 2022
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to increase 20% to an all-time high of US$109 billion in 2022, according to SEMI. Taiwan is expected to lead with...
Thursday 2 June 2022
Global semiconductor equipment billings grow 5% in 1Q22, says SEMI
Global semiconductor equipment billings grew 5% on year to US$24.7 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according to SEMI.
Thursday 5 May 2022
Silicon wafer shipments hit record high in 1Q22, SEMI says
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in the first quarter of 2022 surpassed the previous record high set in the third quarter of 2021, according to SEMI.
Thursday 28 April 2022
UMC to make United Semi into 100% owned subsidiary in 3 years
United Microelectronic Corp (UMC) announced on April 27 an acquisition plan with the value of CNY4.59 billion (US$695 million) to acquire the rest of the shares from its partners...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Global semiconductor equipment sales surge 44% in 2021, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in 2021 surged 44% to an all-time record of US$102.6 billion from US$71.2 billion in 2020, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Eight-inch IC fab capacity set to surge 21% to mitigate supply-demand imbalance, says SEMI
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are on track to boost 200mm fab capacity by 1.2 million wafers, or 21%, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2024 to hit a record high of 6.9...
Wednesday 23 March 2022
Global fab equipment spending to grow 18% in 2022, says SEMI
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to grow 18% on year to an all-time high of US$107 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth following...
Thursday 17 March 2022
Global semiconductor materials market surges 16% in 2021, says SEMI
The global semiconductor materials market grew 15.9% to US$64.3 billion in revenue in 2021, surpassing the previous market high of US$55.5 billion set in 2020, according to SEMI.
Thursday 10 February 2022
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments and revenue set new records in 2021, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments and revenue both reached new all-time highs in 2021, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 1 February 2022
New semiconductor fabs in Japan to go online in 2022-2024
With the Japan government stepping up their support for the local IC manufacturing sector, several new wafer fabs, including a joint venture (JV) between TSMC and Sony, will be constructed...
Thursday 27 January 2022
Semiconductor equipment billings stay robust
December billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment slipped from the record high set in November.
Friday 21 January 2022
Taiwan compound semi output value increases 26% in 2021
Taiwan's compound semiconductor output value grew about 26% on year to NT$83.5 billion (US$3 billion) in 2021, according to statistics compiled by the Photonics Industry & Technology...
Tuesday 18 January 2022
Taiwan to accelerate push for semi equipment self-sufficiency
Taiwan will be accelerating its push for semiconductor equipment self-sufficiency, because of robust demand from its local chipmaking sector, according to president Tsai Ing-wen.
Monday 17 January 2022
Semi content in electronic systems reaches record high in 2021, says IC Insights
Semiconductor content in electronic systems reached 33.2% last year, surpassing the previous record high set in 2018, according to IC Insights.
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Global fab equipment spending to log record high in 2022, says SEMI
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to rise 10% on year to a new all-time high of over US$98 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth,...