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Thursday 6 June 2013
Fab equipment spending to soar in 2H13, says SEMI
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...
Thursday 23 May 2013
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
The book-to-bill ratio for the North America semiconductor equipment industry stayed above parity for the fourth consecutive month in April 2013, according to industry association...
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Hermes Microvision (HMI), which provides electron beam inspection tools and solutions for the production of semiconductors, is expected to see its revenues grow over 10% sequentially...
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013 thanks to its complete product portfolio and broader client base.
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Japan chip firms 1Q13 sales suffer double-digit declines
IC Insights has ranked its worldwide top 20 semiconductor (ICs, and optoelectronics, sensors and discrete devices) sales leaders for the first quarter of 2013. Of the top-20 vendors,...
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Actron, Lite-On Semi posted mixed results for 1Q13
Diode suppliers Actron Technology and Lite-On Semiconductor have reported mixed results for the first quarter of 2013, but the two companies are set to post sequential revenue gains...
Tuesday 30 April 2013
Win Semi expects smartphone PAs to drive revenue growth
GaAs device foundry Win Semiconductors has seen demand for smartphone-use power amplifiers (PA) strengthen, and expects the pull-in of orders to buoy its sales performance in 2013.
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Lite-On Semi March sales up 28%
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has announced that March consolidated revenues increased 28.2% sequentially to NT$766 million (US$25.5 million)...
Tuesday 9 April 2013
Global semiconductor materials market falls for first time in three years
The global market for semiconductor materials for both wafer fabrication and packaging declined in 2012 for the first time in three years, according to data compiled by SEMI. Worldwide...
Wednesday 27 March 2013
MMMB power amplifiers difficult to replace discrete ones, says Win Semi
Demand for multimode multiband (MMMB) power amplifiers (PA) used in handsets has risen since 2012, generating concerns that the integrated multiband solutions can erode the conventional...
Friday 22 March 2013
SEMI, SEAJ book-to-bill ratios almost flat in February 2013
Japan's semiconductor production equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.17 in February 2013, compared to 1.18 in January, according to the Semiconductor Equipment...
Friday 15 March 2013
Lite-On Semi looks to double-digit revenue growth in 2013
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has expressed optimism about its business outlook for 2013. Growth in sales from products used in mobile devices,...
Friday 22 February 2013
SEMI book-to-bill ratio rises above parity
Having stayed below parity for the past seven months, the SEMI book-to-bill ratio for US manufacturers of semiconductor equipment climbed to 1.14 in January 2013.
Monday 18 February 2013
Silicon wafer revenues fall in 2012, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer revenues declined by 12% in 2012 compared to 2011, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry...
Monday 28 January 2013
VPEC, Win Semi to enjoy sequential revenue growth through 3Q13
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are expected to enjoy on-quarter sales growth through the third quarter of 2013, driven...