The market for semiconductor metrology/inspection equipment grew 98% in 2010 while overall semiconductor front-end wafer processing equipment rose 143%, according to The Information...

The LED market is expected to explode as unit shipments increase more than 40% in 2011 and double between 2010 and 2013, according to The Information Network.

The recent announcement by Intel and Micron Technology of a new 20nm process technology for manufacturing NAND flash memory could signal the end of the low-k hiatus, according to...

While indium tin oxide (ITO) is widely used as the material for transparent electrodes in an assorted range of electronic devices including thin film photovoltaics, touch-screen displays,...

Western Digital (WD) took command of the hard disk drive (HDD) market in 2010 from long-time leader Seagate on the strength of its market momentum in mobile computing, according to...

Media Tablets, already cannibalizing netbooks and smartbooks, will impact hard disk drive (HDD) sales as units contain solid state drives (SSDs) instead of HDDs, according to The...

After a plunge to 16% of the semiconductor equipment market in 2009, the lithography sector surged in 2010 to a 26.5% share of the global market, according to The Information Netwo...

Strong growth in smartphones and the huge success of the iPad spurred record growth in mobile Internet devices (MID) for 2010, according to research firm The Information Network.

Equipment used to manufacture solar cells will grow 34% in 2010, according to The Information Network.

The market for gallium arsenide (GaAs) ICs grew 36% in 2010, led by strong demand in wireless - cell phones and WiFi, according to The Information Network. This represents the largest...

In tandem with the ramp in solar cell manufacturing in 2010, the market for nanomaterials used in solar cells grew 86% in 2010 and is projected to grow another 31% in 2011, according...

The market for TFT-LCD equipment, which dropped 16% in 2009, is set to grow 66.8% in 2010, according to market research firm The Information Network.

Manufacturers of a broad spectrum of high-tech products are feeling the impact of price hikes in rare earth element-based processing materials because of the Chinese embargo, according...

SEMI's dismal book-to-bill points to imminent pushouts in the semiconductor equipment market, The Information Network pointed out in its recent report.

Record growth in the first half of 2010 in the semiconductor photomask market has stopped, and begun nose-diving, according to The Information Network.