Capital expenditure for semiconductor fab equipment spending will increase to US$39.8 billion in 2014, the highest on record, according to 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.

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...

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...

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...

SEMI has reported that worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased sequentially in the second quarter of 2013.

North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.10 in June, up from 1.08 in May, according to the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials...

Semiconductor equipment spending for 2014 will reach US$43.98 billion, up 21% from the US$36.29 billion estimated for 2013, according to SEMI. The forecast indicates that 2014 will...

Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has reported revenues of NT$2.52 billion (US$83.05 million) for the second quarter of 2013, increasing 21.5% sequentially...

The semiconductor market is experiencing a surge in demand for mobile and wireless communications applications. While Taiwan sets a good example of rising the tide of mobile demand...

Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, expects its consolidated revenues to increase 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013. The firm is also...

The book-to-bill ratio for North America-made semiconductor equipment was unchanged in May 2013 from the previous month's level, but remained above one for the fifth consecutive month,...

SEMI has reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$7.31 billion in the first quarter of 2013. The billings figure is 8% higher than the fourth...

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry Win Semiconductors' 2013 consolidated revenues are set to peak in the fourth quarter, buoyed by a ramp-up of orders from the smartphone sector,...

Fab equipment spending for the second half of 2013 is expected to be much stronger with a 32% growth rate or US$18.5 billion compared to the first half of the year, according to SEMI...