Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers received 61.567 billion yen (US$682.92 million) in orders in September 2009, down 22.2% from the same period in 2008, according to...
DRAM makers Inotera Memories and Nanya Technology have recently spent NT$8.28 billion (US$257 million) and NT$1.26 billion, respectively, on new equipment, according to company filings...
Taiwan-based Gallant Precision Machining (GPM) has seen a pick-up in demand from the flat panel display (FPD) sector, and expects the positive business outlook to last for two or...
Suss MicroTec, a supplier of process and test solutions for the semiconductor industry and related markets, has announced that it is engaging with the Industrial Technology Research...
Worldwide semiconductor equipment sales are forecast to reach US$21 billion in 2010, up 50% from US$14.1 billion in 2009, according to SEMI speaking during the SEMICON Taiwan 2009...
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted about 55.46 billion yen (US$608 million) in orders in August 2009 (three-month average basis), and a book-to-bill ratio of...
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$599 million in orders in August 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.03, according...
Purchases by chipmakers for advance chips is propelling the market for a rapid recovery in 2010, according to a recent report by The Information Network. Capex can be an important...
Shanghai-based chip equipment maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) on September 9 announced it has prevailed in a patent infringement lawsuit filed against its subsidiary...
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$2.69 billion in the second quarter of 2009, representing decreases of 13% sequentially and 66% on year, according...
Huge ramps in semiconductor equipment purchases by leading foundries and IDMs in July and August will result in the equipment market ending 2009 dropping 40% instead of 46% previously...
R&D expenses are estimated to equal 25% of KLA-Tencor's overall sales in 2009, with the expenditure mainly on the development of next-generation products for 3X/2Xnm and beyond...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has detailed a total of 13 equipment purchases during the week of August 24-28, in filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE),...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on August 21 and 24 issued filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) announcing nine equipment purchases worth a total of about...
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted about 43.78 billion yen (US$464 million) in orders in July 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.34,...