Worldwide semiconductor equipment sales are forecast to reach US$14.14 billion in 2009, experiencing its second straight yearly decline following a 31% drop in 2008, according to...
More than 200 Taiwan and overseas companies in the solar industry will take part in PV Taiwan 2009, Taiwan's international photovoltaic (PV) forum and exhibition scheduled for October...
Total fab spending worldwide is poised to grow 61.5% in 2010, following a 50.7% drop in 2009, according to SEMI. The association previously predicted the overall fab spending would...
Sino Silicon Technology, a China subsidiary of Taiwan-based wafer supplier Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), is expected to have a utilization rate of 80% in the third quarter...
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$288.5 million in orders in May 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.74, according...
Spending on front-end fabs (construction and equipping) has seen a consistent quarterly decline since 2008, and on an annual basis is expected to fall by 51% in 2009, according to...
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted 17,945 million yen (US$556.7 million) in orders in April 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.44,...
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$253 million in orders in April 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.65, according...
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...
The Japan semiconductor equipment book-to-bill ratio reached another new low in March, breaking the record level of 0.35 generated in February 2009 (three-month average), data gathered...
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$278.9 million in orders in March 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.61, according...
SEMI has reported that worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$29.52 billion in 2008, representing an on-year decline of 31%. Based on data submitted by...
The global semiconductor materials market was flat in 2008 compared to 2007, as rapidly slowing economic conditions in the fourth quarter squelched prospects for on-year growth across...
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$263.5 million in orders in February 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.48, according...
SEMICON China 2009 is taking place in the Pudong district of Shanghai from March 17-19, with more than 800 exhibitors including more than 250 participants from across the photovoltaic...
