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Wednesday 23 October 2019
Semiconductor equipment billings slip to 5-month low
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment slipped below US$2 billion reaching a five-month low in September, according to SEMI.
Friday 18 October 2019
Diodes takeover of Lite-On Semi faces pressure from China
Diodes' planned takeover of Lite-On Semiconductor has gained regulatory approvals in the US and Taiwan, but China's regulatory body has recently claimed that both firms have failed...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Win Semi 3Q19 revenues beat guidance
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors' third-quarter 2019 revenues climbed over 40% sequentially, beating its estimate of about 30% growth, due partly to strong demand for compound semiconductor...
Wednesday 2 October 2019
Wafer shipments to resume growth in 2020, says SEMI
Total wafer shipments in 2019 are expected to decline 6% from last year's historic high, with growth resuming in 2020 and shipments reaching a new high in 2022, according to SEMI.
Friday 20 September 2019
Semiconductor equipment billings stay above US$2 billion in August
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment dropped both sequentially and on year in August 2019, but stayed above US$2 billion, according to...
Wednesday 18 September 2019
Memory market expected to rebound in 2020
The emerging AI, IoT and 5G applications will be stimulating related chip and component demand, with a rebound likely to take place in the memory market next year, according to market...
Tuesday 17 September 2019
Semiconductors to regain growth after 2019 decline
The global semiconductor market sales are forecast to increase 5-7% in 2020 following a decline this year, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 17 September 2019
Win Semi to expand GaAs wafer production capacity in 2Q20
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors plans to expand production capacity by around 5,000 6-inch wafers monthly in the second quarter of 2020 to meet ever-increasing compound semiconductor...
Monday 16 September 2019
Semicon Taiwan 2019 to open with 700 exhibitors
The annual Semicon Taiwan tradeshow will take place in Taipei from September 18-20, with this year's theme focusing on cutting-edge technologies enabling the semiconductor industry...
Monday 16 September 2019
Fabs valued at nearly US$50 billion to start construction in 2020, says SEMI
Investments in new fab projects starting construction in 2020 are expected to reach nearly US$50 billion, up about US$12 billion from 2019, according to SEMI.
Thursday 12 September 2019
Taiwan semiconductor foundry sector, 2Q19
With global market demand on a moderate increase in second-quarter 2019, Taiwan-based semiconductor foundries showed recovery. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United...
Wednesday 11 September 2019
Memory forecast to account for 43% of total 2019 semi spending, says IC Insights
Capex spending for memory ICs was the driving factor behind strong increases in industry-wide capex spending over the past two years. Most of those upgrades and expansion plans are...
Friday 6 September 2019
Win Semi August revenues hit record for 2nd straight month
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.09 billion (US$66.6 million) for August 2019, hitting a monthly record for the second consecutive month.
Wednesday 4 September 2019
300mm fab equipment spending to seesaw, says SEMI
Spending on 300mm fab equipment will slowly recover in 2020 after the 2019 downturn and take off in 2021 to log a new record high topping US$60 billion, only to lag again in 2022...
Monday 26 August 2019
Taiwan semi foundry sector to see growth in 2H19, says Digitimes Research
According to Digitimes Research's observation, with global market demand on a moderate increase in second-quarter 2019, Taiwan-based semiconductor foundries showed recovery. Taiwan...