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Wednesday 1 November 2017
Global semiconductor industry posts highest-ever quarterly sales, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$107.9 billion in the third quarter of 2017, marking the industry's highest-ever quarterly sales and an increase of 10.2% compared to the...
Thursday 12 October 2017
Global semiconductor sales increase 4% in August, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$35 billion for the month of August 2017, an increase of 4% compared to the previous month's total of US$33.6 billion and a 23.9% jump...
Thursday 14 September 2017
Fab equipment spending to increase 37% in 2017, says SEMI
Fab equipment spending for 2017 is forecast to increase 37% to reach a record high of about US$55 billion, according to SEMI.
Thursday 7 September 2017
Global semiconductor sales increase 24% in July, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$33.6 billion for the month of July 2017, an increase of 24.0% compared to the July 2016 total of US$27.1 billion and 3.1% more than the...
Monday 7 August 2017
Global chip sales increase in 2Q17, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$97.9 billion during the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 5.8% over the previous quarter and 23.7% more than the second quarter of...
Tuesday 18 July 2017
Installed 8-inch fab capacity to rise through 2020, says SEMI
Installed 8-inch (200mm) fab capacity has increased since 2009, and will reach close to 5.4 million wafers per month (wpm) by the end of 2017, according to SEMI. By 2020, 200mm capacity...
Tuesday 4 July 2017
Global semiconductor sales increase 22.6% in May, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$31.9 billion for the month of May 2017, an increase of 22.6% compared to the May 2016 total of US$26 billion and 1.9% more than the April...
Thursday 15 June 2017
SEMI sees record fab spending for 2017, 2018
SEMI has predicted record spending for fab construction and fab equipment in 2017 and 2018. Korea, Taiwan and China will all see large investments, and spending in Europe will also...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Global semiconductor sales rise 18% in March, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$30.9 billion for the month of March 2017, an increase of 18.1% compared to the March 2016 total of US$26.2 billion and 1.6% more than...
Friday 25 September 2015
Asia and Americas to push global PV demand up to 58GW in 2016, says report
Major regional markets (i.e. China, the US and Japan) and other emerging markets continue to drive demand growth of 2015's photovoltaic (PV) market. According to EnergyTrend, the...
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Americas region remains leader in industrial chip purchases but emerging countries gain ground, says IHS
Despite years of outsourcing and offshoring, the Americas region continues to lead the world in terms of spending on semiconductors for industrial electronics, although emerging economies...
Friday 27 September 2013
Americas region remains largest market for pure-play foundry sales, says IC Insights
Customers in the Americas region (primarily the US) are expected to account for nearly two-thirds of pure-play foundry sales in 2013, a slight increase from 2012, according to IC...
Thursday 23 August 2012
US to become third largest solar market in 2012, says IMS Research
The size of the solar market in Americas (the continent) more than doubled in the first half of 2012 to reach 1.7GW. According to IMS Research, the market is set to reach almost 4.3GW...
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Suntech launches two high-performance solar products in the Americas
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world's largest producer of solar panels, has launched two new high-performance solar panels in the United States, Canada and Latin America.
Thursday 16 June 2011
SMIC hires former Chartered exec to lead Americas operations
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) announced on June 15 the appointment of Michael Rekuc as president of SMIC Americas, effective immediately. Rekuc will...