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Tuesday 8 March 2011
National Semi introduces full-bridge PWM controllers with integrated MOSFET gate drivers
National Semiconductor has introduced what the company claims is the industry's first full-bridge pulse width modulation (PWM) controllers to integrate all four primary-side bridge...
Thursday 3 March 2011
Record capex leads to 28% fab equipment growth in 2011, says SEMI
SEMI has updated data on over 200 facilities, including LED fabs. Using a thorough bottoms-up approach (tracking all projects fab by fab), the data reveal a 28% increase year-over-year...
Wednesday 23 February 2011
SEMI book-to-bill ratio slips again
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.85 in January 2011, compared to 0.90 in December 2010 and 0.97 in November, according...
Thursday 10 February 2011
Silicon wafer shipments reach record levels in 2010, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in 2010 increased 40% from 2009, while revenues grew by 45% over the same period, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 9 February 2011
Lite-On Semi posts flat growth in January consolidated revenues
Lite-On Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$720 million (US$25 million) for January 2011, almost flat from NT$717 million in December. The figure showed a 15% decline...
Wednesday 9 February 2011
GaAs foundries VPEC, AWSC and Win Semi report mixed January results
GaAs foundry house Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) posted a new monthly sales record with NT$186 million (US$6.43 million) in January revenues, up 16.3% sequentially. Fellow...
Friday 21 January 2011
SEMI, SEAJ book-to-bill ratios slip in December 2010
North America-based semiconductor production equipment makers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.90 in December, down from 0.97 in November, according to SEMI. Meanwhile, data gathered...
Wednesday 5 January 2011
Eight wafer fabs to be shut down in 2011, says SEMI
Fifteen wafer fabs were shut down in 2010 and eight more will see a similar fate in 2011, according to SEMI. As more IDM companies aim to cut costs and become fab-lite and fabless,...
Tuesday 4 January 2011
Smartphone demand to buoy AWSC, Win Semi 2011 shipments
Taiwan-based GaAs foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors will enjoy rising shipments in 2011, benefiting from the continued growth expected...
Thursday 23 December 2010
SAS looks to semi, sapphire wafers for 2011 growth
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) expects sales of sapphire wafer materials to account for 5-6% of revenues in 2011 compared to about 2% estimated for 2010, according to company...
Friday 17 December 2010
North America fab tool book-to-bill slips to 0.96 in November 2010, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.96 in November 2010 compared to 0.98 in October and 1.06 a year ago, according to SEMI...
Wednesday 15 December 2010
Chip gear billings and bookings rise in 3Q10, says SEMI
Chip manufacturing equipment billings and bookings worldwide enjoyed both sequential and on-year growth in the third quarter of 2010, according to SEMI.
Friday 10 December 2010
GaAs wafer foundry Win Semi to boost capacity in 2011
GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors has revealed plans to ramp up capacity in 2011 in anticipation for brisk power amplifier (PA) demand coming from the smartphone sector. The company...
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Fab spending to climb 18% in 2011, but uncertain outlook for new fab construction, says SEMI
Worldwide fab spending is expected to increase by 18.3% in 2011 and by 9.5% in 2012, as a result of ongoing technology upgrades and continued capacity growth, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Lite-On Semi reports revenue drop for November
Lite-On Semiconductor has announced consolidated revenues of NT$760 million (US$25 million) for November 2010, down 3.1% on month and 13.7% on year. The company attributed the sales...
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