Taiwan-based Usun Technology, which supplies equipment for FPD and CCL production as well as automation systems, expects its revenues to top NT$2.5 billion (US$79.62 million) in 2010,...
Taiwan-based equipment makers Mirle Automation and Csun Manufacturing have reported pre-tax profits of NT$98 million (US$3 million) and NT$88.16 million, respectively, for the first...
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.17 in March 2010, down from 1.34 in February but up significantly from the record level of 0.30...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced the purchase of equipment worth NT$2.06 billion (US$66 million) from ASML, which supplies lithography systems.
Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending totaled US$16.6 billion in 2009, a 45.8% decline from 2008, according to Gartner. In major segments, wafer fab equipment dropped...
Applied Materials has said it now expects fiscal 2010 net sales to be more than 60% higher than in fiscal 2009, compared to its previous forecast of up more than 50%. The fab-tool...
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.
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...
Ampoc Fareast, which mainly makes equipment for PCB production, has said it plans to launch its first inspection tool for biomedical applications in the third quarter of 2010. The...
Capital spending in the semiconductor industry is expected to reach US$21-23 billion in 2010, up from around US$13 million in 2009, according to Mike Splinter, chairman and chief...
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...
Applied Materials has announced the opening of its newly-expanded Tainan Manufacturing Center, Taiwan. The nearly 15,000-square meter facility will enhance Applied's capability to...
Csun Manufacturing and Gallant Precision Machining (GPM) managed sequential revenue growth in February 2010, while All Ring Tech and Mirle Automation both saw revenues drop from January...
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, which specializes in industrial automation equipment, has announced plans to spin off its EMS unit have been approved by its board of directors.
