The global semiconductor packaging materials market reached US$16.7 billion in 2017, according to a report by SEMI and TechSearch International. While slower growth of smartphones...
After several years of incremental increases, the worldwide semiconductor photomask market surged 13% to a record-high US$3.75 billion in 2017, according to SEMI.
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$56.6 billion in 2017, a year-over-year increase of 37% from 2016 sales of US$41.24 billion, according to SEMI....
Fueled by heavy government investment, IC packaging and testing in China generated US$29 billion in revenues in 2017, making China the world's largest consumer of packaging equipment...
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$2.41 billion in billings worldwide in February 2018 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. The billings...
Lite-On Semiconductor's board of directors has approved plans to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$1.60 (US$0.06) for 2017 when it reported NT$1.80 in EPS.
After soaring 22.3% on year to hit a 7-year annual high of US$420 billion in 2017, the global semiconductor revenues will enter a new round of growth mainly driven by AI and 5G technologies...
Fab equipment spending will increase at 5% in 2019 for a fourth consecutive year of growth, according to SEMI. China is expected to be the main driver of fab equipment spending growth...
Taiwan-based Lite-On Semiconductor recently raised its discrete component average selling prices (ASP) by 10-15%, according to industry sources. Demand for discrete components particularly...
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$2.36 billion in billings worldwide in January 2018 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. The billings...
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 10% in 2017 when compared to 2016 area shipments, while silicon revenues grew 21% on year, according to SEMI.
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors has reported net profits of NT$3.72 billion (US$126.6 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$17.09 billion for 2017. Both results hit record-high...
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, is expected to see multifold increases in its shipments of glass passivated package (GPP) bridge rectifiers for...
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$2.39 billion in billings worldwide in December 2017 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. The billings...
GaAs foundry house Win Semiconductors has reported better-than-expected sales for fourth-quarter 2018 as well as the entire year of 2017, buoyed by increased shipments of VCSEL (vertical-cavity...
