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at $66 million and the third and fourth quarters traditionally our strongest, we are on course to achieve our full-year revenue guidance of $130 million to $140 million,” Dr. Fan said. “Robust smartphone demand should continue to fuel our III-V business, just as the TWS-IIB and a number of military R&D programs are expected to generate momentum for our display unit.”
SiC Parts Fall Short of 2008 Peak
Semiconductor SiC Parts Fall Short of 2008 Peak - Techcet Forecasts $225M-$240M for 2011
The 2010 market for silicon carbide (SiC) fabricated parts for semiconductor applications totalled $200M, sharply up 38% over the 2009 low, according to a new report from Techcet Group, Silicon Carbide As Used in the Semiconductor Industry 2011, A Techcet Group Critical Materials Report. This is still 5% shy of the 2008 peak, but the 2011 outlook is for continuing growth of 12% or more to between $225M and $240M, according to Techcet’s latest forecast.
Many OEMs and fab users allowed their SiC parts inventory to run low during the recession, and are now scrambling to restock. Field experience with SiC has also matured to the point where the longer product life and superior performance over quartz for 300mm chip manufacturing have been adequately demonstrated, creating new market demand. While there is no shortage of SiC material overall, some CVD SiC suppliers have pushed lead times out to six months and are working to double their capacity. Roughly 60% of the SiC demand is for wafer carriers, boats and related fabware, with the remainder going to OEM components.
Report from Research and Markets “Silicon Carbide As Used in the Semiconductor Industry 2011”
EV Group announce expansion of manufacturing capacity at Austrian headquarters
EV Group, supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, have announced it broke ground on expanding the company’s manufacturing capacity at its headquarters in Austria earlier this month.
This expansion is the latest example of the company’s continued steady growth since its foundation more than 30 years ago. In addition, the company has witnessed a 40 percent increase in order intake in fiscal year 2011 compared with fiscal 2010, and is currently looking to recruit approximately 100 additional employees.
The new building will more than double the company’s production floor space and is scheduled to be completed before the end of this year “The strong order intake confirms the continued confidence our customers have in EVG’s innovative solutions, technology leadership and product quality,” explains Dr. Werner Thallner, EV Group’s executive operations and financial director. “This strong growth also validates the need for this manufacturing floor expansion at EVG headquarters.”
The new building, located directly adjacent to the existing manufacturing facility, will more than double the company’s production floor space and is scheduled to be completed before the end of this year. In parallel with the expansion, EVG continues to invest in additional capacity for its machining center and new manufacturing technologies, as well as plans to further modernize the existing manufacturing facility. One upgrade includes the installation of several filter fan units, which will bring a virtually particle-free environment to EV Group’s entire equipment production. In addition, the entire
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