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Thursday 11 April 2019
Semiconductor equipment sales jump to record US$64.5 billion in 2018, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment surged 14% from US$56.62 billion in 2017 to an all-time high of US$64.5 billion in 2018, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Global semiconductor materials sales hit record-high US$51.9 billion
The global semiconductor materials market grew 10.6% in 2018, propelling semiconductor materials revenues to US$51.9 billion to eclipse the previous high of US$47.1 billion set in...
Friday 29 March 2019
Why 12-inch fabs are better for power components: Q&A with Bing Xue, AOS SVP of global sales
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOS), which designs and manufactures power semiconductors for a broad range of applications, will start production at its new 12-inch wafer plant...
Friday 29 March 2019
GaAs foundry Win Semi expects pick-up in capacity utilization
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors expects to see its capacity utilization rate recover starting the second quarter, thanks to a ramp-up of orders for new smartphones rolled out by Asia-based...
Monday 25 March 2019
Semiconductor equipment billings continue slide
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment posted a year-over-year decline for the fourth consecutive month in February.
Friday 22 March 2019
Lite-On Semi to enjoy double-digit revenue increase in 2Q19
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, is expected to see its second-quarter revenues register a double-digit sequential growth as it will soon kick...
Wednesday 13 March 2019
Global fab spending to fall in 2019 but rise to set new record in 2020, says SEMI
Global fab equipment spending is expected to decline 14% to US$53 billion in 2019, but stage a strong recovery of 27% to set a new record in 2020, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 6 March 2019
Win Semi lands orders for satellite communications components
Taiwan's leading compound semiconductor foundry Win Semiconductors has reportedly tapped into the satellite communications supply chains of US aerospace firms by providing mmWave...
Monday 25 February 2019
Chipmaking equipment billings fall further
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment posted a year-over-year decline for the third consecutive month in January.
Friday 22 February 2019
PCBECI equipment networking pilot team formed in Taiwan
A PCBECI equipment networking pilot team, organized by Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA), has kicked off operation seeking to boost network connectivity of Taiwan-made PCB...
Friday 15 February 2019
Win Semi looks to 3D sensing, 5G for growth
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors expects robust demand for 3D sensing and 5G related applications to drive its mid- and long-term business growth.
Thursday 14 February 2019
200mm fabs to add 700,000 wafers through 2022, says SEMI
Robust demand for more content for mobile, Internet of Things (IoT), automotive and industrial applications will drive production of 700,000 200mm wafers from 2019 to 2022, a 14%...
Thursday 14 February 2019
Lite-On Semi enhances power semiconductor line
Lite-On Semiconductor has set up a new business unit to combine its discrete component and power management IC offerings, the company has disclosed.
Thursday 31 January 2019
Silicon shipments hit record high with revenues exceeding US$10 billion in 2018, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in 2018 increased 8% to a record high, while revenues jumped 31% on year exceeding the US$10 billion mark for the first time since 2018, according...
Wednesday 30 January 2019
Taiwan Flexible Electronics Committee under SEMI-FlexTech inaugurated
The Taiwan Flexible Electronics Committee under the SEMI-FlexTech has been set up recently, with ASE Technology vice president YY Yeh elected as its chairman.