- Semi R&D Tops $30B
Total research and development spending by semiconductor companies grew to more than $30 billion in 2005, an increase of nearly 10 percent from 2004. That was one of the findings of a new release from market analyst firm IC Insights, which derived the data from its Strategic Reviews Online database....
- Top 20 chip companies to boost capital spending
Top semiconductor companies are expecting a second straight year of strong revenue growth as strong chip demand in 2003 carried over into 2004. Semiconductor suppliers and analysts are forecasting a 20% increase in revenue for the year. Last year chip revenue grew 18.3% to $166.4 billion, according to the Semiconductor ......
- Analysts say conexant should consider idling Newport plant
Executives at Conexant Systems Inc. make no secret of their desire to pinch pennies during these tough times for the semiconductor industry. But the chip maker's money-saving resolve in the face of slowing sales and mounting losses has led some analysts to wonder whether Conexant will go all the way ......
- TSMC May Cut Capex By 30%
In the second report since last week, analysts said they expect Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. to lower its capex by more than 25 percent. In a report today, investment firm US Bancorp Piper Jaffray said it expects TSMC to announce a 25 percent to 30 percent reduction from its ......
- Analysts Indicate Turn Is Coming
In the midst of what, by most appearances, is still a hot semiconductor market, leading industry analysts say it's time to prepare for the inevitable: a downturn. What the nine analysts who participated in Semiconductor International 's latest mid-year industry forecast webcast debated the most was the timeframe for the ......
- Many analysts optimistic—again
Semiconductor capital equipment industry analysts are guardedly optimistic about the outlook for 2006 and the short term beyond, based on market forecasts for this year ranging from flat to 12 percent growth. The general consensus among analysts is that we can expect the next capital equipment market peak in 2008, ......
- SEMI: Q3 semiconductor equipment bookings fall 23% y/y
As predicted by industry analysts, sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment are still slowing as evidenced by semiconductor industry association SEMI http://www.semi.org reporting Tuesday that Q3 billings for worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment were $11.13 billion, just 1 percent higher sequentially from Q2 http://www.edn.com/article/CA6468985.html and up approximately 1 percent year-over-year from Q3 ......