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Friday 5 March 2010
Fab spending heads for 88% growth in 2010, says SEMI
Spending on worldwide fab projects, including construction, facilities and equipping, in 2010 could grow by 88% over 2009 levels, according to SEMI. The industry association previously...
Wednesday 24 February 2010
Silicon wafer shipments bounce back in 2H09, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments decreased by 18% in 2009 when compared to 2008 area shipments, according to SEMI. The slide indicates improvement compared with the first half...
Monday 22 February 2010
North America chip equipment orders top US$1 billion in January 2010, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.13 billion in orders in January 2010 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.20, according...
Thursday 28 January 2010
Survey highlights more IC suppliers consider switch to copper wire, says SEMI
An increasing number of fabless chip companies and IDMs are considering copper wire for some new products, though a number of issues exist regarding this transition, according to...
Friday 22 January 2010
North American chip-gear industry posts book-to-bill ratio of 1.03 in December 2009, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$863.3 million in orders in December 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.03, according...
Friday 18 December 2009
Japan chip gear book-to-bill slips to 1.18 in November 2009
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.18 in November 2009 compared to the prior month's level of 1.28, according to Semiconductor Equipment...
Friday 18 December 2009
Chip equipment bookings back on growth track in 3Q09, says SEMI
Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment bookings managed both sequential and on-year growth in the third quarter of 2009, according to SEMI. Billings for the quarter were still...
Friday 18 December 2009
North America chip gear book-to-bill ratio at 1.06 in November 2009
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$790.5 million in orders in November 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.06, according...
Friday 4 December 2009
Chip equipment sales to grow over 2010 and 2011, says SEMI
Worldwide semiconductor equipment sales are estimated to total US$16 billion in 2009, which indicates that the sector will post another significant decline of approximately 46% following...
Friday 20 November 2009
North America chip-gear book-to-bill remains above 1.0 in October, says SEMI
North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted US$756.2 million in orders in October 2009 and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.10, according to SEMI. A book-to-bill of...
Wednesday 21 October 2009
North American chip equipment orders return to on-year growth track in September 2009, says SEMI
September 2009 appears the first time since May 2007 that on-year bookings have risen and is in-line with the gradually improving capital spending outlook for the remainder of this...
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Silicon wafer shipments to grow 23% in 2010, says SEMI
Silicon wafer shipments to the global semiconductor industry will increase 23% in 2010 compared to total shipments in 2009, according to SEMI. The shipments are estimated to decline...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Chip equipment sales to grow 50% in 2010, says SEMI
Worldwide semiconductor equipment sales are forecast to reach US$21 billion in 2010, up 50% from US$14.1 billion in 2009, according to SEMI speaking during the SEMICON Taiwan 2009...
Friday 18 September 2009
Chip equipment bookings up for fifth consecutive month, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$599 million in orders in August 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.03, according...
Thursday 10 September 2009
Analysts see chip recovery encouraging fab spending and ASPs
IC Insights in its recent research forecast wafer fab capacity utilization will soon return to pre-crisis levels, signaling an upcoming rise in IC ASPs. In addition, SEMI has revised...