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Thursday 10 November 2016
Global 3Q16 silicon wafer shipments increase, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased during the third quarter of 2016 when compared to the second quarter, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its...
Friday 4 November 2016
GlobalWafers nets NT$3.00 per share for January-September
Semiconductor-grade silicon wafer maker GlobalWafers on November 3 reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.266 billion (US$135 million), gross margin 24.40%, net operating profit NT$553.8...
Friday 14 October 2016
Silicon wafer shipments to rise through 2018, says SEMI
Polished and epitaxial silicon shipments will come to 10.44 billion square inches in 2016, up 2% from about 10.27 billion square inches in 2015, according to SEMI.
Monday 22 August 2016
GCL-Poly Energy to set up 5GWp high-efficiency solar wafer factory
China-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker GCL-Poly Energy Holdings will invest CNY2 billion (US$301 million) to set up a factory with annual production capacity of 5GWp...
Monday 1 August 2016
IC material distributor Topco sees profits up in 1H16
IC material distributor Topco Scientific has reported net profits of NT$300 million (US$9.395 million) for the second quarter of 2016, up 4.5% sequentially and 27.1% on year. EPS...
Friday 29 July 2016
Global 2Q16 silicon wafer shipments rise, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased during the second quarter of 2016 when compared to first-quarter 2016 area shipments, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers...
Thursday 14 July 2016
GlobalWafers revenues to grow 5-8% on quarter in 3Q16, says paper
Silicon wafer maker GlobalWafers is expected to see its revenues grow 5-8% sequentially in the third quarter of 2016, buoyed by strong demand for 6- and 8-inch silicon wafers, according...
Friday 24 June 2016
Gigastorage expects solar-grade silicon wafer operations to turn profitable in 1Q17
Gigastorage expects its solar-grade silicon wafer operations to swing from the red into profitability beginning the first quarter of 2017, company chairman Jimmy Chen said at the...
Tuesday 17 May 2016
Global 1Q16 silicon wafer shipments increase on quarter, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased during the first quarter of 2016 when compared to fourth-quarter 2015 area shipments according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group...
Wednesday 11 May 2016
SEMI reports 2015 semiconductor photomask sales of US$3.3 billion
SEMI has reported that the worldwide semiconductor photomask market was US$3.3 billion in 2015. After increasing 3% in 2014, the photomask market increased 1% in 2015, according to...
Monday 11 April 2016
GCL-Poly slightly lower solar wafer quotes for Taiwan cell makers
China-based poly-Si solar wafer maker GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has lowered quotes for Taiwan-based solar cell makers to an average US$0.87 per wafer from the March level of US$0.88,...
Monday 15 February 2016
Silicon wafer shipments rise 3% in 2015, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 3% to a record high of 10.434 billion square inches in 2015.
Thursday 31 December 2015
China makers plan to hike mono-Si solar wafer prices
China-based mono-Si solar wafer makers, including Xi'an LONGi Siliocn Materials, Zhonghuan Semiconductor and Jinglong, plan to increase quotes by 1-3% in January 2016, according to...
Tuesday 22 December 2015
China makers plan to hike solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer prices in January
China-based makers, in view of continued tight supply, plan to increase quotes for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers from US$0.85-0.86 currently to US$0.88 in January, according...
Wednesday 25 November 2015
RS Technologies to open wafer reclaim fab in Taiwan
Japan-based RS Technologies, a provider of wafer reclaim services for the semiconductor industry, will hold an opening ceremony for a new wafer reclaim plant in Tainan, southern Taiwan...
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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