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Thursday 6 September 2012
Front-end fab equipment spending to grow 17% in 2013, says SEMI
Total fab spending for equipment needed to ramp fabs, upgrade technology nodes, and expand or change wafer size could increase 16.7% in 2013 to reach a new record high of US$42.7...
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Win Semi, AWSC August revenues down on month
GaAs foundry houses Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) have both reported sequential declines in revenues for August, but industry watchers expect...
Thursday 23 August 2012
Win Semi posts 1H12 EPS of N$1.36
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors saw its net profits jump 103% from a year ago in the first half of 2012, when consolidated revenues increased 41.6% on year. The earnings translated...
Monday 20 August 2012
North America book-to-bill ratio slips again, says SEMI
Having slid below parity in June 2012 , the SEMI book-to-bill ratio for US manufacturers of semiconductor equipment continued to slip in July.
Friday 17 August 2012
Taiwan GaAs firms cautious about 3Q12
Taiwan-based gallium arsenide (GaAs) companies have turned more cautious about their performance during the third quarter of 2012, despite brisk demand coming from the smartphone...
Thursday 16 August 2012
Silicon wafer shipments increase in 2Q12, says SEMI
Total silicon wafer area shipments were 2,447 million square inches in the second quarter of 2012, up 20% from the 2,033 million units shipped in the prior quarter, according to SEMI...
Tuesday 31 July 2012
GaAs foundries AWSC, Win Semi to post limited sales growth in 3Q12
Taiwan-based gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors are set to post lower-than-expected sales growth sequentially...
Monday 23 July 2012
SEMI book-to-bill ratio slips below parity
The SEMI book-to-bill ratio for US manufacturers of semiconductor equipment slid to 0.94 in June 2012 after having stayed above parity for four months.
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Chip equipment market to contract in 2012, says SEMI
Worldwide semiconductor equipment sales will reach US$42.4 billion in 2012, down from US$43.5 billion in 2011, according to SEMI.
Friday 6 July 2012
AWSC, Win Semi 2Q12 sales jump
GaAs foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors both saw their second-quarter revenues increase significantly on quarter thanks to brisk demand...
Friday 22 June 2012
North America fab tool book-to-bill continues slide, says SEMI
The book-to-bill ratio for North America-made semiconductor equipment slipped for the second consecutive month but remained above one, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Chip equipment billings down 9% in 1Q12, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$10.61 billion in the first quarter of 2012, down 9% from a year ago.
Thursday 7 June 2012
Fab equipment spending to rise in 2012 and hit record in 2013, says SEMI
Semiconductor fab equipment spending will enjoy positive growth in 2012, and climb further to hit an all-time high in 2013, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 23 May 2012
North America fab tool book-to-bill slips in April 2012, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.10 in April 2012, down from 1.12 in March, according to SEMI.
Thursday 10 May 2012
Global wafer shipments grow 1% in 1Q12, says SEMI
Overall area of silicon wafers shipped in the first quarter of 2012 increased 1% on quarter, but decreased 11% from a year ago, according to SEMI in its quarterly analysis of the...