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Monday 28 January 2013
North America fab tool book-to-bill continues growth, says SEMI
North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.92 in December 2012, up for the third consecutive month, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Global solar module market to see 20% oversupply in 2013, predicts SEMI China
SEMI China predicts a 20% oversupply for the global solar module market in 2013, according to a report from a China-based website. Industry consolidation in Asia is expected to continue...
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Lite-On Semi generates more revenues from sale of IC parts
Lite-On Semiconductor enjoyed significant growth in sales of its IC products, which include analog chips and optical touch panel solutions, in 2012. The segment accounted for 29%...
Monday 7 January 2013
Win Semi, VPEC December sales rise
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a supplier of GaAs epi-wafers, have both reported sequential growth in sales for December 2012.
Thursday 3 January 2013
Diodes to acquire BCD Semi for US$151 million
Diodes, a manufacturer and supplier of application-specific standard products within the discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, has announced that the company entered into...
Thursday 20 December 2012
SEMI, SEAJ book-to-bill ratios rise
North America-based semiconductor production equipment makers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.79 in November 2012, up from 0.75 in October, ending seven straight months of sequential...
Wednesday 12 December 2012
Chip equipment billings slip in 3Q12, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$9.06 billion in the third quarter of 2012, down 12% sequentially and 15% from a year ago.
Thursday 6 December 2012
Semiconductor equipment sales to drop over 10% in 2012, says SEMI
Global sales for semiconductor equipment are forecast to contract 12.2% to US$38.2 billion in 2012, according to SEMI. Sales went up 9% in 2011, following a larger 151% increase in...
Monday 19 November 2012
Japan October 2012 chip gear book-to-bill ratio at 0.70, says SEAJ
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.70 in October 2012, up from 0.65 in September, according to data gathered by Semiconductor Equipment...
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Silicon wafer shipments slip in 3Q12, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments registered a 2% sequential decrease in the third quarter of 2012, according to SEMI.
Friday 19 October 2012
SEMI, SEAJ book-to-bill ratios continue slide
Japan's semiconductor production equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.65 in September 2012, hitting the lowest level since May 2009, according to the Semiconductor...
Thursday 4 October 2012
SEMI publishes solar cell testing industry standard developed by ITRI, Taiwan makers
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) has published a standard developed by Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and several...
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Win Semi 3Q12 sales down 12% sequentially
Win Semiconductors has announced consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2012 slipped 12.4% on quarter. However, market watchers expect the GaAs foundry to see sales rebound...
Tuesday 25 September 2012
North America IC equipment industry book-to-bill ratio hits 9-month low, says SEMI
The book-to-bill ratio of North American semiconductor equipment makers slid to 0.84 for August 2012, hitting the lowest level since November 2011, according to data compiled by SE...
Friday 14 September 2012
Lite-On Semi lands new orders for ambient-light sensors
Lite-On Semiconductor expects sales generated from its proximity and ambient-light sensor business to boost significantly in the second half of 2012 as shipments to a new customer...