01/12/2017  Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to increase 2.9 percent in 2017, to $69.9 billion, according to Gartner, Inc.

01/12/2017  X-Fab, SMIC, and TowerJazz each grew by ?30% last year.

01/10/2017  SEMI's Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) opened yesterday with a theme focused on new industry forces and new markets.

01/04/2017  The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $31.0 billion for the month of November 2016, an increase of 7.4 percent compared to the November 2015 total.

12/23/2016  From the ground-breaking research breakthroughs to the shifting supplier landscape, these are the stories the Solid State Technology audience read the most during 2016.

12/21/2016  ASML funds Zeiss for anamorphic >0.5 NA.

12/20/2016  Andreas Weisl (38), former Vice President Europe of Korean LED manufacturer Seoul Semiconductor (SSC), has taken on the position of CEO at Seoul Semiconductor Europe GmbH based Munich, Germany, with effect from November 11, 2016.

12/19/2016  Data from SEMI’s recently updated World Fab Forecast report reveal that 62 new Front End facilities will begin operation between 2017 and 2020.

12/16/2016  Reliance on existing wafer sizes increases as outlook for 450mm wafers fades.

12/16/2016  A book-to-bill of 0.96 means that $96 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

12/15/2016  SEMI this week announced that Toshio Maruyama has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the SEMI Sales and Marketing Excellence Award, inspired by Bob Graham.

12/14/2016  SEMI today announced the lineup for six forums at SEMICON China and FPD China held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre on March 14-16, 2017.

12/14/2016  The 62 facilities and lines range from R&D to high-volume fabs. Most of the newly operating facilities will be volume fabs; only seven are R&Ds or Pilot facilities.

12/13/2016  SEMI today reported that worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase 8.7 percent to $39.7 billion in 2016.

12/13/2016  SEMICON Japan 2016, the largest and most influential event for the electronics manufacturing supply chain in Japan, opens tomorrow at Tokyo Big Sight.

12/09/2016  The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) is proud to announce the award recipients honored at the 2016 GSA Awards Dinner Celebration that took place in Santa Clara, California.

12/08/2016  The global semiconductor market has rebounded in recent months, with October marking the largest year-to-year sales increase since March 2015.

12/07/2016  Two years of busy M&A activity boost marketshare among top suppliers.

12/06/2016  SEMI today reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$11.0 billion in the third quarter of 2016.

12/06/2016  Leti CEO Marie Semeria today delivered a sweeping, optimistic assessment of a rapidly evolving world where "hyperconnectivity" and the Internet of Things – guided by a "human-centered research approach and symbiotic development strategies" – herald profound changes in the way individuals relate to each other and to the physical world.