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Wednesday 2 October 2013
Semiconductor materials market to approach US$50 billion in 2014, says SEMI
Given the industry's anemic performance during the first part of the year, a number of analysts have recently downgraded their 2013 semiconductor revenue forecasts to low-single digits,...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Win Semi to see revenues hit bottom in September
GaAs IC foundry house Win Semiconductors is expected to see its revenues hit the lowest level for 2013 in September affected by waning global demand for high-end smartphones, according...
Monday 23 September 2013
US fab tool book-to-bill ratio slips below parity, says SEMI
The SEMI book-to-bill ratio for US manufacturers of semiconductor equipment slid to 0.98 in August 2013 after having stayed above parity for seven months.
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Global 2Q13 semiconductor equipment billings and bookings drop on year
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings and bookings showed on-year decreases of 27% and 5%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2013, according to data collected...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Fab equipment spending to rise 25% in 2014, says SEMI
Capital expenditure for semiconductor fab equipment spending will increase to US$39.8 billion in 2014, the highest on record, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Global wafer foundry capital spending to reach US$41 billion in 2014, says SEMI
Capital spending by wafer foundry houses is expected to grow by an annual rate of 23-27% to US$41 billion in 2014 after expanding 2% to US$32.5 billion in 2013, according to SEMI.
Thursday 22 August 2013
North American equipment industry posts book-to-bill ratio of 1.00 in July 2013, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.16 billion in orders in July 2013 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.00, according...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
GaAs foundry Win Semi expects 3Q13 revenues to slip 20%
GaAs IC foundry house Win Semiconductors expects its consolidated revenues to decline 20% sequentially in the third quarter of 2013, as a slowdown in sales of high-end smartphones...
Monday 12 August 2013
Lite-On Semi swings to 2Q13 profit
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, swung to net profits of NT$76.5 million (US$2.55 million) in the second quarter of 2013 from losses of NT$13 million...
Thursday 8 August 2013
Silicon wafer shipments up 12.3% in 2Q13, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased sequentially in the second quarter of 2013.
Friday 19 July 2013
SEMI book-to-bill ratio rises to 1.10 for June
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.10 in June, up from 1.08 in May, according to the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials...
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Chip equipment spending to rise 21%, says SEMI
Semiconductor equipment spending for 2014 will reach US$43.98 billion, up 21% from the US$36.29 billion estimated for 2013, according to SEMI. The forecast indicates that 2014 will...
Tuesday 9 July 2013
Lite-On Semi 2Q13 sales up over 20%
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has reported revenues of NT$2.52 billion (US$83.05 million) for the second quarter of 2013, increasing 21.5% sequentially...
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Taiwan chipmakers stepping up investment to meet mobile IC demand, says SEMI
The semiconductor market is experiencing a surge in demand for mobile and wireless communications applications. While Taiwan sets a good example of rising the tide of mobile demand...
Friday 28 June 2013
Lite-On Semi expects 2Q13 sales to rise
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, expects its consolidated revenues to increase 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013. The firm is also...