2017 Semiconductor Equipment Spending On Track For a Record $55.9 Billion
On December 12'th 2017, SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing supply chain, projected that worldwide...
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: Kobe Steel, SK Tomorrow, & Trump Plans to Visit DMZ
There were 20+ research gems in this week's The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma. We want to highlight four reports in particular. There were...
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KKR TOB for Hitachi Kokusai at ¥2900 - Again a Matter of Take It Or Leave It
One year, one week, and one day after the Nikkei reported Hitachi was looking to sell Hitachi Kokusai, we have a Tender Offer on the table. The...
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Monthly Semiconductor Sales Reach $35 Billion Globally for First Time in August
On Oct. 2'nd 2017, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $35.0 billion for the...
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A Brief Analysis of Semiconductor Wafer Fab Equipment's Current Growth Cycle
The latest Wafer Fab Equipment (WFE) from SEMI, details here, reported that worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are...
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