- Semicon West 2003: future optimism grounded in
reality.
Uncertainty about the future of the semiconductor industry continued to trouble the visitors and exhibitors at the Wafer Processing section of Semicon West 2003, held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California from July 14-16. There were 1,522 exhibiting companies, unchanged from last year's total, occupying nearly 340,000 square ......
- Chip equipment revenue increased 10.3% in 2003
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales increased 10.3% to $22.8 billion according to market researcher Gartner, Inc. The three major sectors in the semiconductor manufacturing equipment market experienced revenue increases in 2003. Wafer fab equipment sales grew 3.6% in 2003. In the back-end, packaging and assembly equipment increased 30.5% and automated ......
- 2005 SEMICON Europa
The European semiconductor market is currently dominated by wafer processing, which is predicted to continue to be the most profitable for the industry. In 2004, wafer processing accumulated $2.43B in sales, and is expected to reach $2.73B by 2007. Behind wafer processing are other front end, test, and assembly and ......
- Buyers scope out capital spending plans
Semiconductor buyers often scrutinize a semiconductor supplier's capital spending plans when evaluating a chip company. After all, a company that does not invest in capacity and new process technology may not be able to meet the technology and volume requirements of an OEM or electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider. However, ......
- The Semiconductor Market Takes Its Toll on Instrument
Companies.
The current worldwide economic decline has weakened a number of industries, but perhaps no industry has felt the impact more than the semiconductor market. The mood of the attendees at this year's SEMICON West conference, held July 16-20 in San Jose and San Francisco, California, certainly reflected the anxiety and ......
- 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....
- Semiconductor equipment spending to rise in 2004
Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending will grow 36% to $29.5 billion in 2004, according to market researcher Gartner. The capital equipment market includes wafer fab equipment, packaging and assembly equipment and automated test equipment. "The outlook for 2004 is bright," said Klaus-Dieter Rinnen, managing vice president for Gartner's semiconductor manufacturing ......