- 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 ......
- 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 ......
- Setting the foundations: a look at China's
infrastructure development for the semiconductor
industry.
In March 2003, Shanghai hosted the 13th SEMICON China, highlighting the growth of the semiconductor manufacturing industry infrastructure in China. The show, sponsored by Semiconductor Equipment and Material International (SEMI), has come a long way over the last decade, and so has China's semiconductor industry. China's New Semiconductor Wafer Fabs ......
- 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 ......
- Semiconductor company bests all other small cap stocks
in L.A.
The widespread use of semiconductors in everything from VCRs to autos and toys fueled the stock of Diodes Inc. into being the top performer among small Los Angeles-based public companies this winter. The stock price shot up by nearly $4 a share, from $5.50 per share on Nov. 30, 1993 ......
- Capex spending by chip companies picks up in 2004
Capital spending by semiconductor companies is accelerating and will grow a hefty 51% to $44.8 billion, according to a new report by market researcher Gartner Inc. However, capital spending will decline in 2006 and 2007. Capital equipment spending will grow 63.5% in 2004. "The surge in new equipment sales in ......