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Tuesday 17 September 2019
Win Semi to expand GaAs wafer production capacity in 2Q20
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors plans to expand production capacity by around 5,000 6-inch wafers monthly in the second quarter of 2020 to meet ever-increasing compound semiconductor...
Monday 16 September 2019
Semicon Taiwan 2019 to open with 700 exhibitors
The annual Semicon Taiwan tradeshow will take place in Taipei from September 18-20, with this year's theme focusing on cutting-edge technologies enabling the semiconductor industry...
Monday 16 September 2019
Fabs valued at nearly US$50 billion to start construction in 2020, says SEMI
Investments in new fab projects starting construction in 2020 are expected to reach nearly US$50 billion, up about US$12 billion from 2019, according to SEMI.
Thursday 12 September 2019
Taiwan semiconductor foundry sector, 2Q19
With global market demand on a moderate increase in second-quarter 2019, Taiwan-based semiconductor foundries showed recovery. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United...
Wednesday 11 September 2019
Memory forecast to account for 43% of total 2019 semi spending, says IC Insights
Capex spending for memory ICs was the driving factor behind strong increases in industry-wide capex spending over the past two years. Most of those upgrades and expansion plans are...
Friday 6 September 2019
Win Semi August revenues hit record for 2nd straight month
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.09 billion (US$66.6 million) for August 2019, hitting a monthly record for the second consecutive month.
Wednesday 4 September 2019
300mm fab equipment spending to seesaw, says SEMI
Spending on 300mm fab equipment will slowly recover in 2020 after the 2019 downturn and take off in 2021 to log a new record high topping US$60 billion, only to lag again in 2022...
Monday 26 August 2019
Taiwan semi foundry sector to see growth in 2H19, says Digitimes Research
According to Digitimes Research's observation, with global market demand on a moderate increase in second-quarter 2019, Taiwan-based semiconductor foundries showed recovery. Taiwan...
Friday 23 August 2019
North America semi equipment industry billings up slightly, says SEMI
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment grew slightly on month, but posted a year-over-year decline for the 9th consecutive month in July,...
Friday 9 August 2019
Diodes to acquire Lite-On Semi
Diodes and Lite-On Semiconductor (LSC) have entered into an agreement that provides for the acquisition of the Taiwan-based discrete and analog chipmaker by the US vendor, according...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Win Semi posts record July revenues
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors saw revenues climb 12.83% on month and 44.03% on year to a record high of NT$2 billion (US$63.4 million) in July, thanks to a ramp-up in demand for...
Wednesday 31 July 2019
Win Semi expects 30% revenue growth in 3Q19
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post an around 30% sequential increase in third-quarter revenues, with a higher gross margin.
Friday 26 July 2019
Semiconductor equipment billings stay above US$2 billion in June
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment dropped on both sequential and on-year bases in June 2019 but stayed above US$2 billion, according...
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Silicon wafer area shipments drop to 6-quarter low
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments fell to a six-quarter low of 2.983 billion square inches in the second quarter of 2019, according to SEMI.
Thursday 18 July 2019
Semi content in electronic systems to drop to 26.4% in 2019, says IC Insights
The 2019 global electronic systems market will grow 4% to US$1,680 billion, but the worldwide semiconductor market is expected to drop by 12% this year to US$443.8 billion after exceeding...