Last update: Tuesday 20 March 2012 [36 news items]
Japan February 2012 chip-gear orders down 5.7%, says SEAJ
Mar 20, 14:28
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted JPY99.8 billion (US$1.2 billion) in orders in February 2012 (three-month average basis), down 5.7% from a year earlier,...
Japan chip gear book-to-bill ratio at 1.06 in January 2012, says SEAJ
Feb 20, 11:33
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.06 in January 2012, down from 1.20 in December but up from 0.99 a year earlier, according to...
Japan fab tool book-to-bill climbs above parity
Jan 31, 15:10
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.20 in December 2011, above parity for the first time in 10 months, according to figures from...
Japan fab tool book-to-bill nears 1.0, says SEAJ
Dec 20, 14:33
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.97 for November 2011, up from 0.83 in October, according to new figures from the Semiconductor...
Japan chip gear book-to-bill ratio rises in October, says SEAJ
Nov 21, 16:22
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.83 for October 2011, up from 0.75 in September, according to new figures from the Semiconductor...
Japan fab-tool book-to-bill slips to 0.75 in September, says SEAJ
Oct 20, 11:59
Japan-based semiconductor equipment makers reported a book-to-bill ratio of 0.75 in September, declining for the third month in a row.
Japan fab-tool book-to-bill continues slide in August, says SEAJ
Sep 21, 15:48
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.76 in August 2011, compared to 0.84 in July and 0.96 in June, according to new figures from the...
Chip equipment book-to-bill lower in July 2011
Aug 19, 10:30
North America-based semiconductor production equipment makers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.86 in July, down from 0.94 in June, according to SEMI. Meanwhile, data gathered by the...
Japan May chip-gear orders up 4% on-month, says SEAJ
Jun 24, 13:49
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted JPY119.15 billion (US$1.48 billion) in orders in May 2011 (three-month average basis), up 4.4% from the revised level of...
Japan fab-tool book-to-bill back above parity in February 2011, says SEAJ
Mar 24, 01:00
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted JPY105.79 billion (US$1.31 billion) in orders in February 2011 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of...
Chip equipment sales reach record growth in 2010, says SEMI
Mar 11, 14:21
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$39.54 billion in 2010, representing a record year-over-year increase of 148%, according to SEMI.
Japan fab tool book-to-bill slips below parity in January 2011
Feb 18, 15:33
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.99 in January 2011, down from 1.07 in December and the lowest since May 2009, according to the...
SEMI, SEAJ book-to-bill ratios slip in December 2010
Jan 21, 14:06
North America-based semiconductor production equipment makers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.90 in December, down from 0.97 in November, according to SEMI. Meanwhile, data gathered...
Chip gear billings and bookings rise in 3Q10, says SEMI
Dec 15, 16:21
Chip manufacturing equipment billings and bookings worldwide enjoyed both sequential and on-year growth in the third quarter of 2010, according to SEMI.
Japan chip gear book-to-bill continues to slide on-month
Nov 22, 13:41
The book-to-bill ratio for Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers slipped to 1.12 in October 2010 from 1.14 in the prior month, according to the Semiconductor Equipment...
Japan September 2010 fab tool book-to-bill slips to 1.14, says SEAJ
Oct 21, 14:35
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.14 in September 2010, down from 1.38 in August, according to new figures from the Semiconductor...
Japan August chip-gear orders up slightly on-month, says SEAJ
Sep 21, 14:12
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted 127.47 billion yen (US$1.49 billion) in orders in August 2010 (three-month average basis), up 1.7% from the revised level...
Chip equipment billings climb 22% in 2Q10, says SEMI
Sep 9, 17:05
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$9.11 billion in the second quarter of 2010, according to SEMI. The billings figure is 22% higher than that in the...
Japan chip gear book-to-bill climbs to 1.53 in July 2010, says SEAJ
Aug 19, 11:51
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.53 in July 2010, compared to 1.40 in the prior month, according to the Semiconductor Equipment...
Chip gear book-to-bill ratios climb in June 2010
Jul 21, 11:52
Japan's semiconductor production equipment manufacturers have reported a book-to-bill ratio of 1.40 for June, up from 1.13 in May, according to the Semiconductor Equipment Association...
SEMI, SEAJ book-to-bill ratios stay strong in May 2010
Jun 21, 10:37
Japan's semiconductor production equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.13 in May 2010, up from 1.07 in April, according to the Semiconductor Equipment Association...
Japan chip gear book-to-bill slips to 1.07 in April 2010, says SEAJ
May 24, 16:39
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.07 in April 2010, compared to 1.17 in the prior month, according to the Semiconductor Equipment...
Japan chip gear book-to-bill ratio at 1.17 in March 2010, says SEAJ
Apr 20, 11:12
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...
Chip-gear book-to-bill almost flat in February 2010
Mar 21, 15:34
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.
Global semiconductor equipment sales down 46% in 2009, says SEMI
Mar 11, 17:06
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...
Japan chip equipment book-to-bill reaches 1.30 in December 2009, says SEAJ
Jan 21, 17:07
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted about 77.39 billion yen (US$844 million) in orders in December 2009 and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.30, according to Semiconductor...
Japan chip-gear sales to grow 38% in FY 2010, says SEAJ
Jan 13, 14:18
Sales of Japan-made semiconductor and flat-panel display (FPD) equipment are forecast to reach 1.12 trillion yen (US$12.3 billion) in fiscal year 2010, up 37.7% from 813 billion yen...
Japan chip gear book-to-bill slips to 1.18 in November 2009
Dec 18, 14:09
Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.18 in November 2009 compared to the prior month's level of 1.28, according to Semiconductor Equipment...
Japan chip-gear book-to-bill flat in October 2009, says SEAJ
Nov 19, 16:51
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.28 in October 2009, similar to the prior month's level, according to data gathered by the Semiconductor...
Japan chip equipment orders down 22% on year in September 2009, says SEAJ
Oct 20, 16:27
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers received 61.567 billion yen (US$682.92 million) in orders in September 2009, down 22.2% from the same period in 2008, according to...
Japan chip equipment orders continue sequential growth in August 2009, says SEAJ
Sep 18, 16:55
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted about 55.46 billion yen (US$608 million) in orders in August 2009 (three-month average basis), and a book-to-bill ratio of...
Japan chip equipment book-to-bill reaches 1.34 in July, says SEAJ
Aug 20, 16:23
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted about 43.78 billion yen (US$464 million) in orders in July 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.34,...
Japan chip equipment bookings rise 37% in June, says SEAJ
Jul 23, 17:00
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted about 35.58 billion yen (US$377.32 million) in orders in June 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of...
Japan chip equipment bookings up 45% sequentially in May, says SEAJ
Jun 18, 12:04
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted about 25.97 billion yen (US$268.76 million) in orders in May 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of...
Japan chip equipment bookings end sequential drops in April
May 22, 16:06
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted 17,945 million yen (US$556.7 million) in orders in April 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.44,...
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Green energy | 5min ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 9min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 12min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 17min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 31min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 36min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 57min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 1h 15min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 1h 21min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 1h 30min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 1h 40min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 1h 42min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 1h 43min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 2h 36min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 2h 55min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 2h 57min ago
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Step into the new era of HD surveillance - GKB to launch ForeSight Surveillance System
- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7147.75 | -127.14 | -1.75% |

| TSE electronic | 271.94 | -5.69 | -2.05% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 103.29 | -1.28 | -1.22% |

| OTC electronic | 132.45 | -1.69 | -1.26% |

- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

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