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Friday 11 June 2010
SEMI approves Taiwan FPD standards
SEMI today announced the publication of four new FPD standards that originated from the Taiwan FPD Committee. Although Taiwan has previously contributed to standards efforts led by...
Wednesday 9 June 2010
Chip equipment billings up 32% sequentially in 1Q10, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$7.46 billion in the first quarter of 2010. The billings figure is 32% higher than that in...
Friday 21 May 2010
North America chip-gear orders up 8% in April 2010, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.44 billion in orders in April (three-month average basis), up 8.1% from the revised level of US$1.33 billion...
Friday 14 May 2010
Silicon wafer shipments up 5% in 1Q10, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased to 2,214 million square inches in the first quarter of 2010, a 5% increase from the 2,109 million square inches shipped during the...
Wednesday 21 April 2010
North America chip gear book-to-bill ratio at 1.19 in March 2010, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.19 in March 2010, having been above parity for nine months in a row.
Sunday 21 March 2010
Chip-gear book-to-bill almost flat in February 2010
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.22 in February 2010 compared to 1.23 in January, according to SEMI.
Thursday 18 March 2010
Global semiconductor materials sales drop to US$34.6 billion in 2009, says SEMI
The global semiconductor materials market contracted 19% in 2009 compared to 2008 as the semiconductor industry reacted quickly to deteriorating market conditions in the first part...
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Chip market scale in China to double in 2010, says SEMI CEO
The worldwide semiconductor equipment market will grow 47% in 2010, and the growth in China will be more than 100%, according to Stanley Myers, president and CEO of SEMI, speaking...
Thursday 11 March 2010
Global semiconductor equipment sales down 46% in 2009, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$15.92 billion in 2009, representing a 46% decline compared to US$29.52 billion posted in 2008, according to SEMI...
Friday 5 March 2010
Fab spending heads for 88% growth in 2010, says SEMI
Spending on worldwide fab projects, including construction, facilities and equipping, in 2010 could grow by 88% over 2009 levels, according to SEMI. The industry association previously...
Wednesday 24 February 2010
Silicon wafer shipments bounce back in 2H09, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments decreased by 18% in 2009 when compared to 2008 area shipments, according to SEMI. The slide indicates improvement compared with the first half...
Monday 22 February 2010
North America chip equipment orders top US$1 billion in January 2010, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.13 billion in orders in January 2010 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.20, according...
Thursday 28 January 2010
Survey highlights more IC suppliers consider switch to copper wire, says SEMI
An increasing number of fabless chip companies and IDMs are considering copper wire for some new products, though a number of issues exist regarding this transition, according to...
Friday 22 January 2010
North American chip-gear industry posts book-to-bill ratio of 1.03 in December 2009, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$863.3 million in orders in December 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.03, according...
Friday 18 December 2009
Japan chip gear book-to-bill slips to 1.18 in November 2009
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.18 in November 2009 compared to the prior month's level of 1.28, according to Semiconductor Equipment...