04/10/2012 

Barclays Capital compiled its 2011 analysis of semiconductor wafer fab equipment (WFE) spending, with a look at the top players and underlying trends by process step.

04/10/2012 

Barclays Capital compiled its 2011 analysis of wafer fab equipment spending, with a look at the top players and underlying trends by process step. CJ Muse separates the rising and declining styles of deposition.

04/09/2012 

Barclays Capital compiled its 2011 analysis of wafer fab equipment spending, with a look at the top players and underlying trends by process step. CJ Muse looks at trends in wafer cleaning, such as single wafer and bevel clean.

04/09/2012 

Barclays Capital compiled its 2011 analysis of wafer fab equipment spending, with a look at the top players and underlying trends by process step. CJ Muse explains changes at the etch step.

04/09/2012 

Barclays Capital compiled its 2011 analysis of wafer fab equipment spending, with a look at the top players and underlying trends by step. Barclays looks at the possibilities for ion implant.

04/09/2012 

Barclays Capital looks at wafer fab equipment trends in 2011, based on Gartner data. Top 5 takeaways? The top 5 vendors continue to gain market share, Intel is a key customer, segment-leading vendors strengthened their holds, intensity edged higher, and changes are in store in 2012.

04/09/2012 

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. developed a platinum electrode that produces ozone solution at 40x the efficiency of existing technology.

04/03/2012 

The global semiconductor materials -- wafer fabrication and packaging materials -- market increased 7% in 2011 compared to 2010, with record revenues of $47.86 billion, said SEMI.

03/30/2012 

The worldwide semiconductor foundry market totaled $29.8 billion in 2011, a 5.1% increase from 2010, according to Gartner. Given aggressive foundry spending in 2010 and 2011, oversupply was "inevitable," Gartner says.

03/29/2012 

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) released its GSA Q1 Wafer Fabrication & Back-End Pricing Reports, tracking fab utilization rates, wafer and mask costs, and package pricing.

03/26/2012 

Applied Materials will host its annual Analyst meeting this week (March 28). Barclays Capital shares its expectations for AMAT's update and the wafer fab equipment (WFE) outlook in general.

03/26/2012 

At the recent Common Platform Technology Forum -- produced by Global Foundries, Samsung and IBM -- Simon Segars, executive vice president and general manager of the physical IP division at ARM, spoke about the impact of the internet of things and mobile computing on the way electronics are designed and used.

03/23/2012 

SEMI is seeking papers for technical sessions and presentations at the upcoming SEMICON Europa 2012, October 9-11 in Dresden, Germany. Technical presentation abstracts are due April 30.

03/23/2012 

North America-based makers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.33 billion in orders in February 2012, $1.32 billion in billings, and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.01, according to SEMI.

03/22/2012 

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) inaugurated its Dow Seoul Technology Center, a global R&D center with focus on technological advances in display and semiconductor applications.

03/21/2012 

Dow Electronic Materials released KLEBOSOL II 1730 colloidal silica slurry for CMP of inter-layer dielectrics and post-metal buff.

03/21/2012 

Taiwan raised investment ceilings for Chinese investors in LCDs, semiconductors, IC assembly and test, microelectronics production equipment, and metal tool manufacturing.

03/21/2012 

Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment spending is projected to total $38.9 billion in 2012, an 11.6% decline from 2011 spending of $44 billion, according to Gartner Inc.

03/21/2012 

Fraunhofer IZM and Fraunhofer CNT will use CMP supplier Axus Technology exclusively to provide advanced 300mm wafer process development and foundry services to North American customers.

03/20/2012 

AMEC installed a second-generation dielectric etch tool, the Primo AD-RIE, at Chinese foundry SMIC. It is the first time AMEC has installed the Primo AD-RIE in China.