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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...
Thursday 11 February 2010
SMIC to raise 2010 capex, eyes return to profitability
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company (SMIC), China's top foundry chipmaker, has set a capex budget of US$330 million for 2010 compared to US$189.6 million last year....
Tuesday 2 February 2010
SAS semi, solar and sapphire wafer capacity booked up in 1Q10
Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) expects to continue running at full utilization for semiconductor silicon wafers, solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, as well...
Friday 15 January 2010
Globalfoundries aims to ramp output to 5.8 million 200mm wafer equivalents in 2014
Globalfoundries has completed its integration with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, and aims to ramp its total capacity to 5.8 million 200mm (8-inch) wafers in equivalent in...
Thursday 14 January 2010
Silicon wafer quotes to rise on tight supply
Silicon wafer makers are scheduled to raise 12- and 8-inch wafer prices by 5-10% in the first quarter of 2010 and a further 10% in the second quarter as a result of tight supply,...
Monday 14 December 2009
Grid-parity may be reached in 2013-2015, says SAS chairman
The general cost of PV power generation is coming down while the global demand for renewable power is on the rise, and consequently grid-parity is likely to be attained in 2013-2015,...
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...
Friday 7 August 2009
Solar wafer maker SAS expanding capacity
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a Taiwan-based maker of solar-grade silicon wafers, is expanding its annual production capacity to 380MWp (megawatt-peak) equivalents, with expansion...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Wafer Works reportedly taps MEMS substrate market
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Wafer Works has recently begun supplying MEMS substrates in small volumes to IDM customers, such as STMicroelectronics, Freescale and Analog Devices...
Tuesday 14 July 2009
Cymer ships laser-produced plasma EUV lithography source to ASML
Cymer, which specializes in excimer laser illumination sources for deep ultraviolet (DUV) photolithography systems, has kicked off shipments of what it claims is the world's first...
Thursday 11 June 2009
ACM Research finding strength in megasonic cleaning tool: Q&A with CEO David Wang
ACM Research has developed a 300mm single-wafer megasonic cleaning tool, which has been adopted by several leading foundry houses, according to company founder and CEO David Wang...
Wednesday 20 May 2009
Silicon wafer shipments decline in 1Q09, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments declined sharply during the first quarter of 2009 when compared to the shipments recorded during fourth-quarter 2008, according to the SEMI...
Friday 15 May 2009
SAS to double LED PSS capacity
Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) will double its pattern sapphire substrate (PSS) capacity by the end of 2009 as the company's current capacity is not able to supply...
Thursday 16 April 2009
MEMC to focus on solar and SOI, to develop 18-inch wafers
US-based MEMC Electronic Materials has estimated that silicon wafer sales in the second quarter will outperform those in the first quarter. For 2009, the silicon wafer supplier intends...
Thursday 16 April 2009
Wafer supply tightening amid high utilization rates at pure-play foundries
The supply of 8-inch wafers, particularly epi wafers, has become increasingly tight recently while utilization rates at the 8-inch fabs of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...