North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts July 2020 Billings

MILPITAS, Calif. — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.60 billion in billings worldwide in July 2020 (three-month average basis), according to the July Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published  by SEMI. The billings figure is 11.8 percent higher than the final June 2020 level of $2.32 billion, and is 27.6 percent higher […]

Indium Corporation to Host PCB and Component Defects Webinar

Indium Corporation will host an InSIDER Series webinar on causes and solutions of PCB and component warpage defects, presented by industry consultant Bob Willis. There will be two sessions on Wednesday, Sept. 9—5:30 a.m. Eastern Time (10:30 a.m. London Time, 5:30 p.m. Malaysia Time) and Noon Eastern Time (5 p.m. London Time, Midnight Malaysia Time). Heating PCBs […]

Kimball Electronics, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year 2020 Results

  Net sales in the fourth quarter were $286 million, down 10% year-over-year Fourth quarter net loss of $1.3 million, which includes a non-cash after-tax goodwill impairment charge of $6.9 million and after-tax non-operating charge of $2.9 million related to the finalization of the net working capital adjustment after the measurement period for the GES acquisition Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $8.5 […]

TrendForce Analyzes Impacts of Expanded U.S. Sanctions Against Huawei on Five Major Tech Industries

On August 17, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the latest revisions to its Entity List, which now includes 38 additional Huawei subsidiaries. Suppliers are prohibited from providing semiconductor products and components manufactured with U.S. equipment and software to Huawei and its subsidiaries. TrendForce provides the following analyses on the impacts that the expanded sanctions against […]