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Monday 22 May 2023
Semiconductor equipment makers face revenue downturn in Q2 2023; market expects to recover in Q3
According to a report by SEMI Japan and TechInsights, seven out of nine major global semiconductor equipment manufacturers experienced falling revenue in the second quarter...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Semiconductor equipment maker EFC expects better 2H23
Semiconductor and optoelectronic equipment maker Easy Field (EFC) expects its performance to improve in the second half of 2023, citing strong demand for semiconductor, optoelectronics,...
Wednesday 3 May 2023
Taiwan 'CHIPS Act' enters countdown for finalization
The approval of Taiwan's government-led incentives, known as Taiwan's "CHIPS Act," for the local chipmaking sector has entered its final stage, according to official sources.
Tuesday 25 April 2023
SK Hynix to postpone volume production of new NAND plant in China
SK Hynix will postpone the volume production of its second NAND plant in Dalian, northeastern China, according to reports from Korean news media.
Monday 17 April 2023
Japan keen on building chiplet technology and ecosystem
While the Intel-initiated Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) consortium has attracted many participants, Japan's academic and industry players are also stepping up efforts...
Monday 17 April 2023
ASML reportedly sees first big EUV equipment order cut from TSMC
ASML reportedly has seen the first cutback in orders for EUV equipment from TSMC, its largest customer, which market insiders speculate is on track to slash such orders by over 40%...
Thursday 13 April 2023
Global semiconductor equipment billings reach industry record US$107.6 billion in 2022, according to SEMI
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment increased 5% from US$102.6 billion in 2021 to an all-time record of US$107.6 billion last year, SEMI, the industry association...
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Japanese semiconductor equipment makers worse hit by export controls than western peers
Japan is set to officially tighten export controls on 23 semiconductor equipment items to China, starting in July, following the US-led containment against Chinese semiconductor industry...
Tuesday 11 April 2023
PC, handset, home appliances inventory depletion accelerating
Terminal brand vendors of PCs, smartphones and home appliances are accelerating their inventory depletion, with PC inventory showing the fastest destocking pace, which indicates that...
Monday 10 April 2023
Japanese semiconductor equipment sales declined for fifth straight month
The Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) announced that the domestic and foreign sales of Japan's semiconductor equipment have declined for five consecutive months...
Friday 7 April 2023
US, Japanese, and Dutch semiconductor equipment export values to China dropped; more substantial strategies demanded by expert
Owing to the US-coordinated chip sanctions on China, the US, Japan, and the Netherlands have seen a significant drop in the total export value of semiconductor equipment to China.
Thursday 6 April 2023
Big China orders could be 'poisonous honey' to Taiwan IC supply chain players
While China is moving at full throttle toward the 'domestic substitution' goal for semiconductor equipment and materials, Chinese customers are also frantically placing orders or...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Tokyo Electron to build new plant, expecting renewed semiconductor demand
Chipmaking equipment vendor Tokyo Electron (TEL) has announced plans to invest JPY 22 billion (US$168 million) to set up a new plant in northeast Japan in anticipation of renewed...
Friday 17 March 2023
Chinese chipmaking technology development may stall at 40nm scale
With the US looking to broaden its chip tool ban against China with new rules set to be implemented in April, SMIC and other China-based foundries will have to halt the development...
Friday 17 March 2023
TSMC may plan another price hike to respond to rising costs
TSMC may consider another price hike in the second half of 2023 to respond to its ever-increasing manufacturing costs, according to sources at semiconductor equipment companies.