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Thursday 4 August 2011
Silicon wafer shipments up 5% in 2Q11, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 5% during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the prior quarter, according to SEMI.
Thursday 21 July 2011
North America chip-gear orders slip in June, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.55 billion in orders in June 2011 (three-month average basis), down 4.4% from the revised level of US$1.62...
Tuesday 12 July 2011
Chip equipment sales to grow 12% in 2011, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment will reach US$44.33 billion in 2011, representing growth of 12.1% on year, according to SEMI's mid-year forecast.
Friday 17 June 2011
SEMI book-to-bill ratio slips to 0.97 in May
North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.97 for May 2011, down from 0.98 in April, according to new figures from SEMI.
Wednesday 15 June 2011
Chip equipment billings up 61% in 1Q11, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$12 billion in the first quarter of 2011. The billings figure is 1% higher than that in the...
Thursday 9 June 2011
SEMI forecasts 31% rise in equipment spending and 9% manufacturing capacity increase in 2011
SEMI statistics suggests increasing capital expenditure and growing installed semiconductor manufacturing capacity in 2011. Fab construction spending, however, decelerates this year...
Friday 3 June 2011
Win Semi May sales hit record high
Gallium-arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors has reported consolidated revenues of NT$704 million (US$24.5 million) for May 2011, a record high for the second straight month.
Friday 20 May 2011
North America chip gear book-to-bill up in April
North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.98 for April 2011, up from 0.95 in March, according to new figures from SEMI.
Friday 13 May 2011
Wafer area shipments up 3% in 1Q11, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments were 2.29 billion square inches in the first quarter of 2011, a 3% increase compared to the same period in 2010, according to SEMI. Shipments...
Friday 22 April 2011
SEMI book-to-bill ratio rises to 0.95 in March
North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.95 for March 2011, up from 0.87 in February, according to new figures from SEMI.
Thursday 14 April 2011
Secondary equipment market reaches US$6 billion in 2010, say SEMI and Semico
Secondary market equipment sales reached US$6 billion in 2010, a 77% increase over 2009, according to a joint research study conducted by SEMI and Semico Research.
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Aggressive LED fab investment drives 40% growth in equipment spending in 2011, says SEMI
With the widespread adoption of LED technology in LCD backlight applications and growing interest in LEDs for general lighting purposes, LED manufacturers are poised to meet the soaring...
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Global semiconductor materials sales grow 25% in 2010, says SEMI
The global semiconductor materials market increased 25% in 2010 compared to 2009 as the semiconductor industry shipped record units, according to SEMI. Record device shipments are...
Monday 28 March 2011
GaAs foundry Win Semi preps for listing on TSE, says paper
Win Semiconductors, a major GaAs IC foundry, will soon submit an application to list its stock on the main board of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 18 March 2011
SEMI book-to-bill ratio stays below parity in February 2011
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.58 billion in orders in February 2011 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.87, according...