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Tuesday 26 November 2013
Lite-On Semi revenues to drop 10-15% sequentially in 4Q13
Lite-On Semiconductor is expected to see its revenues slip 10-15% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to a 5% decline forecast previously due to decreasing demand...
Thursday 21 November 2013
US fab tool book-to-bill rises above parity, says SEMI
The SEMI book-to-bill ratio for US manufacturers of semiconductor equipment rose to 1.05 in October 2013 from 0.97 in the prior month.
Thursday 14 November 2013
Win Semi 3Q13 earnings down 36% on quarter
GaAs IC foundry house Win Semiconductors saw its net profits sink 36% sequentially to NT$349 million (US$11.79 million) in the third quarter of 2013, while consolidated revenues decreased...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
North America fab tool book-to-bill continues slide, says SEMI
The three-month average book-to-bill ratio for North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment slid to 0.97 in September 2013, down for the third consecutive month, according...
Monday 7 October 2013
Silicon wafer shipments to stay flat in 2013, says SEMI
Silicon wafer shipments to the global semiconductor industry are forecast to remain flat in 2013, and increase at modest levels over the next two years, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 2 October 2013
Semiconductor materials market to approach US$50 billion in 2014, says SEMI
Given the industry's anemic performance during the first part of the year, a number of analysts have recently downgraded their 2013 semiconductor revenue forecasts to low-single digits,...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Win Semi to see revenues hit bottom in September
GaAs IC foundry house Win Semiconductors is expected to see its revenues hit the lowest level for 2013 in September affected by waning global demand for high-end smartphones, according...
Monday 23 September 2013
US fab tool book-to-bill ratio slips below parity, says SEMI
The SEMI book-to-bill ratio for US manufacturers of semiconductor equipment slid to 0.98 in August 2013 after having stayed above parity for seven months.
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Global 2Q13 semiconductor equipment billings and bookings drop on year
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings and bookings showed on-year decreases of 27% and 5%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2013, according to data collected...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Fab equipment spending to rise 25% in 2014, says SEMI
Capital expenditure for semiconductor fab equipment spending will increase to US$39.8 billion in 2014, the highest on record, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Global wafer foundry capital spending to reach US$41 billion in 2014, says SEMI
Capital spending by wafer foundry houses is expected to grow by an annual rate of 23-27% to US$41 billion in 2014 after expanding 2% to US$32.5 billion in 2013, according to SEMI.
Thursday 22 August 2013
North American equipment industry posts book-to-bill ratio of 1.00 in July 2013, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.16 billion in orders in July 2013 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.00, according...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
GaAs foundry Win Semi expects 3Q13 revenues to slip 20%
GaAs IC foundry house Win Semiconductors expects its consolidated revenues to decline 20% sequentially in the third quarter of 2013, as a slowdown in sales of high-end smartphones...
Monday 12 August 2013
Lite-On Semi swings to 2Q13 profit
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, swung to net profits of NT$76.5 million (US$2.55 million) in the second quarter of 2013 from losses of NT$13 million...
Thursday 8 August 2013
Silicon wafer shipments up 12.3% in 2Q13, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased sequentially in the second quarter of 2013.