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- Semiconductor Equipment Outlook Better, but Still Bad
- Semiconductor equipment sales in North America are improving, according to industry group Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International SEMI. That's the good news. The bad is that although investment is up, which would indicate some increasing confidence among manufacturers, it is still "near historically low levels." And global spending on fabrication...
- Blog posts 2009-06-19
- SEMInvest 97: INFRASTRUCTURE Launches New Paper Format and Continues Free Trial
- DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 4, 1997--INFRASTRUCTURE is pleased to announce a new paper delivery format for its leading-edge investment and industry monthly letter. This announcement is being made in conjunction with the selection of INFRASTRUCTURE by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International SEMI to conduct a tutorial on the fundamentals...
- Research articles 1997-02-04
- MPU May Lead Industry Out Of 'Darkest Valley'
- SAN JOSE, CA.--NationsBanc Montgomery Securities analysts Jonathan Joseph and Brett Hodess delivered a sobering note to semiconductor equipment executives at the recent Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International SEMI 25th annual awards dinner.Mr. Joseph, senior managing director and senior research analyst at the investment banking house, said the semiconductor industry should...
- Research articles 1998-09-28
- Understanding SEMI's book-to-bill - Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International organization - Industry Trend or Event
- As an investor, should you sell your Intel stock and take a profit? Or should you add to your semiconductor portfolio and buy National Semiconductor? As a chip manufacturer, is this the time to start planning for a major investment in a new billion-dollar fab? As a supplier to the...
- Research articles 1997-08-18
- Good news, bad timing for Russia's chip industry. (Industry Trend or Event)
- Incentives go begging during semiconductor slump Moscow finally has made moves to revive Russia's antiquated semiconductor Industry. But observers doubt that the measures will attract any investment in today's struggling semiconductor market. At a...
- Research articles 1998-08-01
- TFT-LCD Manufacturing Set for Boom in China (Electronic News)
- Thin-film-transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) manufacturing capacity in China is forecasted to experience 35 percent growth in 2007 and 50 percent growth in 2008, as new fab capacity begins to come online, according to new market research from Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI.) The...
- Research articles 2006-09-04
- Avnet, Inc. F1Q08 (Qtr End 9/29/07) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. Our first question will be coming from Jim Suva of Citigroup. Jim Suva - Citigroup Investment Research Great. Thank you very much. Can you guys talk a little bit about the competitive environment, increased competitions in such as one of your largest...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- SEMI supports bill for changing depreciation
- WASHINGTON, D.C.--Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International SEMI is supporting the proposed Semiconductor Investment Act of 1995, a bill in Congress aimed at reducing the period for tax depreciation of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.The bill, H.R. 1061/S. 833, would shorten the depreciation period used by U.S. companies to three years, from the...
- Research articles 1995-07-10
- GT Solar Not Immune to Solar Cycles
- The Company: GT Solar International, a global provider of ingot casting furnaces and solar-grade silicon reactors. The Filing: Form S-1/A Registration Statement filed on July 23 with the SEC. The Finding: GT Solar Holdings, LLC, sold 30.3 million shares of its stake in GT...
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
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