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Tuesday 29 August 2017
E&R Engineering shipping laser-cutting machines to Intel in small volume, sources say
Taiwan-based E&R Engineering has started shipping laser-cutting machines in small volume to Intel, according to market sources. The fab toolmaker is also about to obtain verification...
Wednesday 23 August 2017
North American semi equipment industry billings slip in July
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a slight 1.4% sequential decrease in billings worldwide in July 2017, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 26 July 2017
North American semi equipment industry billings rise for fifth consecutive month
The three-month average of worldwide billings of North American equipment manufacturers increased for the fifth consecutive month in June 2017.
Tuesday 18 July 2017
TSMC expanding number of equipment suppliers for 7nm
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expanding the number of suppliers of equipment for its 7nm process in a bid to maintain an ecosystem pricing balance, according...
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Global semiconductor equipment sales set to reach record high in 2017, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase 19.8% to total US$49.4 billion in 2017, marking the first time that the semiconductor equipment...
Friday 16 June 2017
North American semi equipment industry billings rise in May
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$2.27 billion in billings worldwide in May 2017 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. The billings...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Korea replaces Taiwan as largest semiconductor equipment market
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached a record US$13.1 billion in the first quarter of 2017, according to SEMI. The billings figure was 14% higher than...
Tuesday 30 May 2017
North American semiconductor equipment industry posts US$2.17 billion in April billings
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$2.17 billion in billings worldwide in April 2017 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. The billings...
Monday 22 May 2017
Applied posts record revenues and earnings for fiscal 2Q17
Applied Materials has reported that its net sales increased 45% from a year earlier to US$3.55 billion for its second quarter ended April 30, 2017, while earnings per share (EPS)...
Monday 24 April 2017
AMEC aims to grow revenues to CNY2 billion in 2020
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) aims to grow its revenues to CNY2 billion (US$290.4 million) in 2020, and is striving to be among the world's top-5 semiconductor equipment...
Monday 24 April 2017
Global billings for semi equipment makers reach 16-year high in March
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$2.03 billion in billings worldwide in March 2017 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. The billings...
Wednesday 29 March 2017
Cleanroom constructor UIS posts record NT$6.52 in 2016 EPS
Taiwan-based cleanroom maker United Information Systems (UIS) has reported a net EPS of NT$6.52 (US$0.22) on consolidated revenues of NT$15.43 billion for 2016. Both numbers hit record...
Wednesday 22 March 2017
Sputtering equipment supplier UVAT to slash capex
Taiwan-based UVAT Technology, which specializes in the manufacture of vacuum sputtering equipment and provides coating OEM services, has disclosed plans to reduce paid-in capital...
Tuesday 21 March 2017
China semi equipment industry working hard to play catch-up
It is hard for China-based semiconductor equipment suppliers to catch up with their bigger international peers in terms of technology, according to Zhao Jinrong, CEO for Naura Technology...
Monday 20 March 2017
Gudeng seeing robust 12-inch fab equipment orders from China
Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer specializing in mask solution products and wafer handling equipment, has enjoyed a pull-in...