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Tuesday 14 January 2014
Semiconductor packaging materials market to approach US$21 billion by 2017, says SEMI
The market for semiconductor packaging materials, including thermal interface materials, is expected to maintain its US$20 billion value through 2017 despite shifts away from the...
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Semiconductor industry sees shift in spending trends, says SEMI
Spending trends for the semiconductor industry have changed. Before 2009, capacity expansion corresponded closely to fab equipment spending. Now more money is spent on upgrading existing...
Tuesday 31 December 2013
Lite-On Semi, Taiwan Semiconductor look to strong sales of slim bridge rectifier diodes in 2014
Discrete component suppliers Lite-On Semiconductor and Taiwan Semiconductor both will see shipments of their slim bridge rectifier diodes increase substantially in 2014, according...
Friday 20 December 2013
North America semiconductor equipment industry posts book-to-bill ratio of 1.11 in November 2013, says SEMI
North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted US$1.24 billion in orders in November 2013 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.11, according...
Thursday 12 December 2013
Global 3Q13 semiconductor equipment billings drop 16% on year, says SEMI
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings declined 16% on year to US$ 7.65 billion in the third quarter of 2013, according to SEMI. The billings figure is 1% higher...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Semiconductor equipment sales to contract 13% in 2013, says SEMI
Global sales for semiconductor equipment will contract 13.3% to US$32 billion in 2013, according to the latest forecast by SEMI.
Tuesday 26 November 2013
Lite-On Semi revenues to drop 10-15% sequentially in 4Q13
Lite-On Semiconductor is expected to see its revenues slip 10-15% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to a 5% decline forecast previously due to decreasing demand...
Thursday 21 November 2013
US fab tool book-to-bill rises above parity, says SEMI
The SEMI book-to-bill ratio for US manufacturers of semiconductor equipment rose to 1.05 in October 2013 from 0.97 in the prior month.
Thursday 14 November 2013
Win Semi 3Q13 earnings down 36% on quarter
GaAs IC foundry house Win Semiconductors saw its net profits sink 36% sequentially to NT$349 million (US$11.79 million) in the third quarter of 2013, while consolidated revenues decreased...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
North America fab tool book-to-bill continues slide, says SEMI
The three-month average book-to-bill ratio for North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment slid to 0.97 in September 2013, down for the third consecutive month, according...
Monday 7 October 2013
Silicon wafer shipments to stay flat in 2013, says SEMI
Silicon wafer shipments to the global semiconductor industry are forecast to remain flat in 2013, and increase at modest levels over the next two years, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 2 October 2013
Semiconductor materials market to approach US$50 billion in 2014, says SEMI
Given the industry's anemic performance during the first part of the year, a number of analysts have recently downgraded their 2013 semiconductor revenue forecasts to low-single digits,...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Win Semi to see revenues hit bottom in September
GaAs IC foundry house Win Semiconductors is expected to see its revenues hit the lowest level for 2013 in September affected by waning global demand for high-end smartphones, according...
Monday 23 September 2013
US fab tool book-to-bill ratio slips below parity, says SEMI
The SEMI book-to-bill ratio for US manufacturers of semiconductor equipment slid to 0.98 in August 2013 after having stayed above parity for seven months.
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Global 2Q13 semiconductor equipment billings and bookings drop on year
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings and bookings showed on-year decreases of 27% and 5%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2013, according to data collected...
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