GT Solar announces fiscal 1Q12 results

Aug 4, 13:58

GT Solar International has reported results for its fiscal first-quarter 2012, which ended July 2, 2011.

MOCVD equipment demand from leading China-based LED firms slows down

Aug 3, 12:25

Some first-tier China-based makers of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, including Elec-Tech International and Sanan optoelectronics, have delayed installation of some MOCVD sets to...

Secondary equipment vendors expecting another good year, says Semico

Jul 21, 16:28

The market for secondary equipment grew 77% to US$6 billion in 2010, according to Semico Research. The research firm expects the size of the market to grow even bigger in 2011.

Nanya enhancing products targeted at consumer electronics, servers

Jul 21, 01:30

Nanya Technology now offers products ranging from 64Mb to 2Gb for consumer electronics applications, and has received orders from first-tier network equipment suppliers and brand-name...

Equipment supplier TKK expects sales to rebound in 2H11

Jul 21, 01:20

Semiconductor equipment distributor Taiwan Kong King (TKK) has said that its sales performance during the first half of 2011 should have hit bottom, and the company expects a rebound...

Strong growth for semiconductor equipment in advanced packaging market, says Information Network

Jul 20, 10:28

Advanced packaging is currently growing at a 18% compound annual rate, and equipment manufacturers will be major beneficiaries, according to market research firm The Information Ne...

SMT equipment to buoy revenues for Laser Tek

Jul 18, 12:13

Taiwan-based Laser Tek is expected to enjoy revenue growth of about 40% sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, buoyed by strong shipments of surface-mount-technology (SMT) inspection...

Globalfoundries ready to move in equipment at new fabs

Jul 14, 16:27

Globalfoundries has announced that its newly constructed cleanrooms in New York and Dresden are ready for the installation of 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment. Achieving...

Coretronic reportedly forms alliance with Celxpert Energy eyeing lithium battery potential

Jul 13, 15:36

Taiwan-based backlight module maker Coretronic reportedly has formed an alliance with battery maker Celxpert Energy with Coretronic having taken a seat on Celxpert's board and will...

PV equipment spending to fall by nearly half in 2012, says Solarbuzz

Jul 12, 15:01

PV equipment spending for c-Si ingot-to-module and thin-film panels is forecast to decline sharply in 2012 to US$7.6 billion, down 47% on year from a record level of US$14.2 billion...

Chip equipment sales to grow 12% in 2011, says SEMI

Jul 12, 13:56

Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment will reach US$44.33 billion in 2011, representing growth of 12.1% on year, according to SEMI's mid-year forecast.

Four networking equipment makers see mixed growth in June revenues

Jul 11, 14:42

D-Link, Accton Technology, Alpha Networks and SerComm, four Taiwan-based makers of networking/communication equipment, have reported consolidated revenues for June, with three seeing...

Laser Tek June sales up 60%

Jul 8, 01:30

Laser Tek, a supplier of surface-mount-device (SMD) packaging materials and semiconductor equipment, has reported NT$325 million (US$11.3 million) in consolidated revenues for June...

Smaller solar firms continue to face price obstacles

Jul 5, 15:58

Despite the recent return of demand, small- and medium-size solar firms in Taiwan and China will have difficulty reviving to condition in the previous year, according to international...

Pegatron receives orders for 15 million iPhone 5s from Apple

Jul 5, 01:10

Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology is estimated to have landed orders for 15 million iPhone 5s (iPhone 4S) from Apple and is set to start shipping in September of 2011,...

Roller coaster ride continues in LCD equipment sales, says Information Network

Jul 1, 10:11

Global TFT-LCD equipment sales climbed 51.4% in 2010 following a 32.1% drop in 2009. Growth will be moderate in 2011, rising by 3.6%, before accelerating to a 39.3% expansion in 2012,...

Rexchip sells equipment for NT$1 billion

Newswatch - Jul 1, 10:06

Rexchip Electronics on June 30 announced it has sold a set of immersion lithography equipment with leaseback options. The company will collect NT$1 billion (US$34.8 million) from...

APBT looks to Alcatel-Lucent for CDMA2000 EV-DO equipment

Jun 27, 12:02

Taiwan-based Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), viewing that the National Communications Commission (NCC) has not yet approved its October 2010 proposed procurement of equipment...

ASE subsidiary sells DRAM testing equipment to PTI

Jun 27, 11:30

Power ASE Technology, a subsidiary of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) specializing in DRAM packaging and testing, has announced that the company has sold some of its high-speed...

HP, Acer set eyes on the enterprise PC market

Jun 21, 01:15

First-tier global PC brand vendors Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer are both placing their focus on the enterprise market in the second half of 2011 with HP recently launching 22 new...

Some solar firms halting capacity expansions

Jun 20, 14:58

Market observers have indicated that many small- and medium-size solar firms in China are halting or delaying capacity expansions. Many Taiwan-based solar firms are also delaying...

China TFT-LCD equipment investment to peak with global share of 60% in 2012

Jun 17, 01:05

TFT-LCD panel makers' total investment in production equipment in China will peak in 2012, with total investment to surpass that in South Korea to reach a global share of 60%, according...

Equipment supplier Csun sales hit record high in May

Jun 17, 01:00

Csun Manufacturing, which mainly produces equipment used in the production of LCD panels and PCBs, saw its consolidated revenues hit a record high of NT$631 million (US$21.8 million)...

Semiconductor equipment spending to grow 10% in 2011, says Gartner

Jun 16, 14:08

Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is on track to reach US$44.8 billion in 2011, a 10.2% increase from 2010 spending of US$40.6 billion, according to Gartner. However,...

Chip equipment billings up 61% in 1Q11, says SEMI

Jun 15, 16:12

SEMI has reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$12 billion in the first quarter of 2011. The billings figure is 1% higher than that in the...

GT Solar to raise 1Q12 financial forecast

Jun 15, 01:25

Despite gloomy conditions in the solar market, PV equipment manufacturer, GT Solar, has announced it will raise its financial forecasts for first-quarter 2012.

Vibo plans to procure 2,000 HSPA+ base stations, 300,000 handsets in 2011

Jun 13, 16:39

Vibo Telecom, one of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plans to procure 2,000 HSPA+ base stations as well as 300,000 handsets of which 50% may be smartphones in 2011,...

Quartz component maker Taitien mulling outsourcing

Jun 10, 15:12

Taitien Electronics, which mainly makes crystal oscillators used for base station equipment, has said it is considering outsourcing instead of adding new capacity in 2011.

Networking/communication equipment makers post mixed sequential growth in May revenues

Jun 10, 11:27

Seven Taiwan-based makers of networking/communication equipment have reported their consolidated revenues for May, with four seeing on-month growth and three suffering decreases.

SEMI forecasts 31% rise in equipment spending and 9% manufacturing capacity increase in 2011

Jun 9, 15:30

SEMI statistics suggests increasing capital expenditure and growing installed semiconductor manufacturing capacity in 2011. Fab construction spending, however, decelerates this year...

Taiwan DRAM makers transforming equipment into liquid assets

Jun 9, 11:43

In order to increase cash on hand, Powerchip Technology has struck leaseback deals with the companies to which it previously sold 12-inch manufacturing equipment, while fellow DRAM...

KLA-Tencor intros new yield management solution for PV cell production

Jun 7, 12:36

KLA-Tencor has introduced FabVision Solar, a new integrated solution designed to help PV cell manufacturers improve production yield and profitability by enabling manufacturers to...

PV book-to-bill forecast to dip sharply below parity before rebounding in 4Q11, says Solarbuzz

Jun 2, 14:43

In first quarter of 2011, the consolidated PV book-to-bill ratio posted a three-month average of 1.01, according to Solarbuzz. During the second half of 2011, the PV book-to-bill...

Solar equipment book-to-bill ratio hits 1.13 in 4Q10

May 31, 14:47

According to research reports by international PV associations, the book-to-bill ratio for solar equipment was 1.13 in fourth-quarter 2010 indicating an expansion of the solar mark...

Taiwan BD makers facing strong competition from India-based MBI

May 24, 01:55

Despite global Blu-ray disc (BD) sales are rising in 2011, since Taiwan-based BD makers including CMC Magnetics and Ritek, will only have limited capacity growth in 2011, while competitor...