The acquisition will boost ASML's development work on the next generation of chipmaking technology Intel will invest around $4.1bn to buy 15% of Dutch semiconductor equipment provider ASML, to help fund its research into new chip ...
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The October 2012 book-to-bill (B/B) ratio of North American semiconductor-equipment industry hit a 12-month low of 0.75, with the three-month average of worldwide bookings amounting to US$743.2 million in October and the three-month average ...
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Jianzhong Jiao discusses the progress made in the SEMI organization on LED manufacturing standards, including a Wafer Task Force draft document, that should ultimately lead to more efficient and less expensive components for SSL. With the ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany has seen its third-quarter 2012 equipment orders pick up by 15% sequentially to €34.5m. The company says that current Q4/2012 quotation levels suggest a continuation of ...
ITRI,Taiwan makers win SEMI certification for solar cell testing industry standard Nuying Huang,Taipei;Adam Hwang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 4 October 2012]Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute(ITRI)and several ...
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On a three-month average basis,North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.12 billion in orders worldwide and a book-to-bill(B/B)ratio of 0.84 in August 2012,the new low so far this year. SEMI(Semiconductor ...
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Driven by market demand, the semiconductor industry progressed toward consensus on building-block standards for automating LED production on 6-in wafers at the Semicon West conference, explains PAULA DOE. ...
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PV Book-to-bill ratio of just 0.33 measured in second quarter of 2012,with SEMI seeing no near-term recovery. Heading south:the global PV equipment market The market for photovoltaics manufacturing equipment continued to decline in ...
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SEMICON Taiwan 2012 kicked off yesterday for a three-day run at the Taipei World Trade Center's Nangang Hall,with approximately 600 manufacturers from 20 nations displaying their latest technologies at over 1,250 booths. The is expected ...
Cymer reports improved EUV optics performance 25 Jul 2012 New coating on collector for extreme ultraviolet source increases effective lifetime by 50%. Bull run:Cymer hits long-term high Lithography light source provider Cymer has ...
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Developer of organic LED materials and printed electronics specialist agree strategic alliance. Universal Display Corporation(UDC),the New Jersey company that is one of the world's leading developers of organic LED materials,has agreed a ...
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ASML shares hit record high after'boring'quarter 18 Jul 2012 Steady sales and recent investment by Intel propel the lithography company to its highest-ever value. ASML share price graph:1996-2012 Shares in the market-leading ...
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LED front‐end equipment market to see turbulent investment cycles Market research firm Yole Développement and EPIC have announced the report 'LED Front‐End Manufacturing' (to be published on 16 July), dedicated to the ...
Limited funds and lack of capacity expansion plans plague solar equipment sector Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Monday 18 June 2012] On June 13,the world's second largest solar equipment firm,Germany-based Centrotherm,issued a ...
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5 June 2012 Plasma-Therm ranks highly in VLSIresearch survey for 13th consecutive year Plasma process equipment maker Plasma-Therm LLC of St Petersburg,FL,USA has been voted by market research firm VLSIresearch's 2012 Customer ...
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