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Wednesday 9 February 2011
VIS projects 40-50% sequential increase in 1Q11 profit
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects a 40-50% sequential increase in first quarter profit. Silicon wafer shipments for the first quarter of 2011 will increase 30% sequentially,...
Thursday 23 December 2010
SAS looks to semi, sapphire wafers for 2011 growth
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) expects sales of sapphire wafer materials to account for 5-6% of revenues in 2011 compared to about 2% estimated for 2010, according to company...
Friday 24 September 2010
SAS to push ahead construction of new plants
Sino American Silicon (SAS) plans to complete construction of three new plants for its silicon, solar and sapphire wafer lines each in three years instead of five years as originally...
Friday 13 August 2010
Silicon wafer vendors engage in barter trade for solar cell capacity
Some international and China-based silicon-grade wafer makers have initiated a kind of barter trade with Taiwan-based solar cell makers through which the wafer vendors offer wafers...
Friday 6 August 2010
Silicon wafer shipments in 2Q10 soar 40% on year, says SEMI
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments totaled 2.365 billion square inches in the second quarter of 2010, up 40% from a year earlier, according to SEMI. On a sequential basis, the...
Wednesday 26 May 2010
Silicon wafer prices could rise 15-30% in 3Q10
Semiconductor silicon wafer prices could see another 15-30% hike in the third quarter, after already rising 5% and 10-20% in the first and second quarters, respectively, according...
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...
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Prices of 8- and 12-inch wafers to rise in 2Q10, says paper
Major blank wafer suppliers including Shin-Etsu Handotai (SEH), Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corporation (Sumco) and MEMC Electronic Materials have all raised their quotes for the...
Tuesday 2 March 2010
SAS sees tight supply of semiconductor wafers
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has seen supply of small- and medium-size semiconductor-use silicon wafers exceed demand by over 30%, according to the company. The silicon wafer...
Friday 26 February 2010
Silicon wafer maker Wafer Works gears up for capacity expansions
Taiwan-based Wafer Works, which makes small- to medium-sized semiconductor-grade wafers, plans to ramp its wafer-producing capacity in 2010 due to increasing orders. The company has...
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...
Thursday 11 February 2010
SMIC to raise 2010 capex, eyes return to profitability
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company (SMIC), China's top foundry chipmaker, has set a capex budget of US$330 million for 2010 compared to US$189.6 million last year....
Tuesday 2 February 2010
SAS semi, solar and sapphire wafer capacity booked up in 1Q10
Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) expects to continue running at full utilization for semiconductor silicon wafers, solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, as well...
Friday 15 January 2010
Globalfoundries aims to ramp output to 5.8 million 200mm wafer equivalents in 2014
Globalfoundries has completed its integration with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, and aims to ramp its total capacity to 5.8 million 200mm (8-inch) wafers in equivalent in...
Thursday 14 January 2010
Silicon wafer quotes to rise on tight supply
Silicon wafer makers are scheduled to raise 12- and 8-inch wafer prices by 5-10% in the first quarter of 2010 and a further 10% in the second quarter as a result of tight supply,...
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