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Global chip equipment November sales up 0.3 percent yr/yr

Global chip equipment November sales up 0.3 percent yr/yr

Global sales of microchip-making equipment in November rose for the first time in 10 months, according to an industry group.
Staff Writers Jan 13 2006, 12:00PM Hardware
Chipmakers push vision of networked gadgets

Chipmakers push vision of networked gadgets

When people think of consumer electronics, the word "semiconductors" probably doesn't spring immediately to mind.
Scott Hillis Jan 9 2006, 9:00AM Hardware
Global chip sales rise in October: survey

Global chip sales rise in October: survey

Global sales of semiconductors rose in October, keeping the chip industry on track for 8 percent growth this year as demand for electronic gadgets has been accelerating, according to a survey.
Staff Writers Dec 5 2005, 12:00PM Hardware
Global chip plant Q3 usage rate rises

Global chip plant Q3 usage rate rises

The utilisation rate of the world's microchip plants rose for a second straight quarter in July-September, an industry group said on Thursday, sending shares in Advantest and other chip gear makers soaring.
Kiyoshi Takenaka Nov 25 2005, 8:40AM Hardware
Hynix profit tops forecasts on flash chip demand

Hynix profit tops forecasts on flash chip demand

South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor has posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by stable memory chip prices and soaring demand for flash chips, but the outlook appears shaky in 2006.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2005, 2:35PM Hardware
Analysis -- From Bangalore with chips: India eyes semiconductors

Analysis -- From Bangalore with chips: India eyes semiconductors

India is ready to move beyond software into the very heart of computing...and make microchips.
Narayanan Madhavan Oct 5 2005, 2:06PM Hardware
ASML cuts immersion tool's defect rate: researcher

ASML cuts immersion tool's defect rate: researcher

Semiconductor equipment maker ASML has sharply reduced defect rates in chips produced by a new lithography tool that uses cutting-edge immersion technology, Belgian research group IMEI said on Thursday.
Staff Writers Sep 16 2005, 1:30PM Hardware
Gartner hikes global semiconductor forecast

Gartner hikes global semiconductor forecast

Market researcher Gartner has raised its forecast for worldwide semiconductor revenue this year to US$226 billion and downplayed fears that the market was showing signs of over-supply.
Antone Gonsalves Aug 25 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Good year predicted for semiconductor market

Good year predicted for semiconductor market

The semiconductor market is expected to increase by 29 percent this year, but the jump in revenues does not reflect a return to the tech boom of the late 1990s, a market research firm said this week.
Staff Writers Apr 22 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
IDC predicts rise in semiconductor sales

IDC predicts rise in semiconductor sales

Fueled largely by a surge in demand for mobile phones and PCs, the worldwide semiconductor market will rise 18 percent in 2004, International Data Corporation (IDC) has said.
Staff Writers Jan 5 2004, 12:00AM Hardware

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