Last update: Monday 6 May 2013 [61 news items]
Chip industry posts another record month, says SIA
Jul 7, 12:25
Worldwide sales of semiconductors were US$24.7 billion in May 2010, resetting the record of US$23.6 billion achieved in April, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association...
Chip industry posts record month, says SIA
Jun 2, 11:50
Worldwide semiconductor sales reached US$23.6 billion in April 2010, an increase of 2.2% from March when sales were US$23.1 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association...
Global chip sales up 58% on year in 1Q10, says SIA
May 4, 11:27
Worldwide semiconductor sales were US$69.2 billion in the first quarter, representing a 58.3% rise compared to US$43.7 billion in the same quarter of 2009, according to the Semiconductor...
Global chip sales up 56% in February 2010, says SIA
Apr 6, 11:57
Worldwide semiconductor sales reached US$22.0 billion in February 2010, a decrease of 1.3% from January when sales were US$22.3 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association...
January chip sales up on month, says SIA
Mar 2, 10:40
Worldwide semiconductor sales in January 2010 were US$22.5 billion, an increase of 0.3% from December sales of US$22.4 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association...
TSMC spends NT$6 billion on equipment and fab construction
Feb 3, 10:54
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced on February 2 that it has spent nearly NT$6 billion (US$187.18 million) for front-end equipment procurement, cleanroom...
Chip decline in 2009 narrower than expected, says SIA
Feb 2, 09:58
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has reported that worldwide semiconductor sales amounted to US$226.3 billion in 2009, down 9% from US$248.6 billion in 2008. The figure...
Chip sales up for ninth straight month in November, says SIA
Jan 5, 14:23
Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose 3.7% on month to US$22.6 billion in November 2009, marking the ninth-straight month of sequential growth, according to the Semiconductor Industry...
Chip sales up 5% sequentially in October 2009, says SIA
Dec 1, 13:13
Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to US$21.7 billion in October 2009, a 5.1% increase from September when sales were US$20.6 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry...
Chip sales forecast brighter in 2009, says SIA
Nov 6, 15:40
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has revised upward its estimate of global semiconductor sales for 2009 to a 11.6% decline, resetting its previous projection of negative...
Chip sales reflect improving market conditions in 3Q09, says SIA
Nov 3, 12:31
Worldwide sales of semiconductors in the quarter ended September 30, 2009 were US$61.9 billion, an increase of 19.7% from the prior quarter when sales were US$51.7 billion, according...
Global chip sales up for sixth consecutive month in August, says SIA
Oct 5, 14:02
Worldwide sales of semiconductors in August were US$19.1 billion, an increase of 5% from July 2009 when sales were US$18.2 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association...
Chip decline narrowing, says SIA
Sep 1, 13:55
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$18.2 billion in July 2009, up 5.3% sequentially but down 18.2% on year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The...
Chip sales up 17% sequentially in 2Q09, says SIA
Aug 4, 14:07
Worldwide sales of semiconductors for second-quarter 2009 totaled US$51.7 billion, up 17% on quarter but still 20% lower than the US$64.7 billion reported for second-quarter 2008,...
May chip sales continue sequential growth, says SIA
Jul 6, 10:13
Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to US$16.5 billion in May 2009, an increase of 5.4% from April when sales were US$15.6 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association...
Global chip market set to rebound in 2010, says SIA
Jun 8, 12:22
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has revised upward its forecast of global semiconductor sales for 2009, after seeing some recovery signs along with a sales growth recorded...
Chip sales in March rebound slightly, says SIA
May 4, 15:42
Worldwide sales of semiconductors were US$14.7 billion in March 2009, a gain of 3.3% from the prior month when sales were US$14.2 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry...
February chip sales slide 30% on year, says SIA
Apr 6, 10:49
Worldwide semiconductor sales were US$14.2 billion in February, representing a decline of 30.4% compared to February 2008 sales of US$20.3 billion, according to the Semiconductor...
January chip sales down 29% on year, says SIA
Mar 3, 12:35
Worldwide sales of semiconductors were US$15.3 billion in January, a decline of 28.6% compared to January 2008 sales of US$21.5 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)...
Global semiconductor sales fall 2.8% in 2008, says SIA
Feb 3, 10:41
Global sales of semiconductors were severely impacted by the worldwide economic turmoil in 2008 resulting in the first on-year drop in sales since 2001, according to Semiconductor...
Semiconductor sales slow in November 2008, says SIA
Jan 5, 10:25
Worldwide sales of semiconductors declined to US$20.8 billion in November, down 9.8% from US$23.1 billion in November 2007, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported on...
Semiconductor market down 2.4% on year, says SIA
Dec 2, 01:20
Worldwide sales of semiconductors declined by 2.4% in October to US$22.5 billion compared to sales of US$23.0 billion in October 2007, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)...
SIA forecasts 5.5% decline for global semiconductor sales in 2009
Nov 20, 12:28
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released its annual forecast of global semiconductor sales, projecting the first decline in sales since 2001. The forecast projects 2008...
Through August, semiconductor sales up 4.5% this year, says SIA
Oct 3, 12:10
Worldwide sales of semiconductors grew by 5.5% on year to US$22.7 billion in August, up from August 2007 sales of US$21.5 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association...
Global semiconductor sales up 5.4% in 1H 2008, says SIA
Aug 5, 10:32
Global sales of semiconductors for the first half of 2008 grew to US$127.5 billion, an increase of 5.4% over the first half of 2007 when sales were US$121 billion, the Semiconductor...
SIA lowers 2008 semiconductor sales growth forecast
Jun 12, 10:14
Healthy demand from key end-markets will keep worldwide semiconductor sales at record levels through 2011, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said recently. However, continued...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

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