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Friday 21 December 2018
AMEC 5nm plasma etching tools verified by TSMC
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) announced recently its in-house developed 5nm plasma etching tools have been verified by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM...
Thursday 20 December 2018
North America semi equipment industry billings fall in November, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.94 billion in billings worldwide in November 2018 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. The billings...
Monday 17 December 2018
China IC supply chain gaining momentum: Q&A with Photronics DNP Mask
As a joint venture between US photomask maker Photronics and Japan's Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), Photronics DNP Mask broke ground in mid-2018 for building a photomask plant in Xiamen,...
Thursday 13 December 2018
Semiconductor equipment sales set to rise to record high in 2018, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase 9.7% to US$62.1 billion in 2018, exceeding the historic high of US$56.6 billion set last year,...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Semiconductor equipment communication standard sees increasing application
To accelerate the development of communication infrastructure for mechanical networking to support Industry 4.0 applications amid the lack of unified communication standards, Taiwan...
Friday 12 October 2018
China may see world-class IC equipment makers in next 5-10 years
China will see the birth of some world-class semiconductor equipment suppliers in the next 5-10 years, according to David H Wang, chairman and CEO of ACM Research, a wafer cleaning...
Wednesday 3 October 2018
CHPT denies involvement in alleged insider trading
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has maintained that it is not being investigated in an alleged insider trading case involving its largest shareholder Chunghwa Investment.
Friday 21 September 2018
US, Europe equipment vendors reducing PV focus
US and Europe equipment vendors have reduced investment and R&D efforts for the PV sector in the wake shrinking demand from China, and instead are focusing more on the semiconductor...
Tuesday 11 September 2018
Global semiconductor equipment billings stay high in 2Q18
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings, which hit a record high of US$17 billion in the first quarter of 2018, slipped 1% sequentially to US$16.7 billion in the...
Friday 24 August 2018
North American semi equipment industry billings reach 8-month low
The three-month average of worldwide billings of North American equipment manufacturers fell to an eight-month low of US$2.36 billion in July 2018, according to SEMI.
Thursday 16 August 2018
Wafer front-end equipment billings to drop 24% in 2H18, says Information Network
On the heels of a 37.3% growth in wafer front end (WFE) semiconductor equipment growth in 2017, the market will grow only 10% in 2018 to US$62.3 billion, according to market research...
Thursday 26 July 2018
North American semi equipment industry billings fall to 3-month low
The three-month average of worldwide billings of North American equipment manufacturers fell to a three-month low of US$2.49 billion in June, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 11 July 2018
Gudeng sees robust shipments of photomasks, wafer pods in 1H18
Taiwan-based semiconductor equipment and materials supplier Gudeng Precision Industrial ended the first half of 2018 with consolidated revenues of NT$717 million (US$23.52 million),...
Tuesday 10 July 2018
China to become largest semiconductor equipment market in 2019, says SEMI
China will unseat South Korea as the largest market of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in 2019, when global sales hit another record-high levels, according to SEMI.
Thursday 21 June 2018
North American semi equipment industry posts record billings for 2nd consecutive month
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$2.70 billion in billings worldwide in May 2018 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. The billings...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research