Market News

MILPITAS, CA – SEMI’s equipment billings year-to-date through February show more than a 90% gain compared to the same period in the previous year, reaching about $7.5 billion.

Read more: Year-to-Date SEMI Equipment Billings Up 90% through Feb.

STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to total $386 billion in 2017, an increase of 12.3% from 2016, according to Gartner.

Read more: Gartner: Global Semi Revenue to Increase 12.3% in 2017

AUSTIN, TX – A variety of alternatives are challenging silicon’s role in advanced packaging interposers for high-performance applications, says TechSearch International.

Read more: Report: Alternatives Challenging Silicon Interposers with TSVs

WASHINGTON -- US manufacturing technology orders increased more than expected in February, up 19.6% from January, according to the latest US Manufacturing Technology Orders report.

Read more: US Manufacturing Technology Orders on Path for Strong Recovery

FRANKFURT, GERMANY -- Sales of printed circuit boards among fabricators in Germany, Austria and Switzerland rose 11.6% year-over-year in January.

Read more: German Region Board Demand at Highest Spike in 15 Years

MILPITAS, CA — Sales of semiconductor materials worldwide increased 2.4% in 2016 compared to 2015 while worldwide semiconductor revenues increased 1.1%, SEMI said.

Read more: Semi Materials Market Ticked Up 2016

Page 167 of 467