https://pressroom.prlog.org/tinrobert/ The Information Network Latest Press Releases https://www.prlog.org/13114033-asml-solidifies-position-as-the-1-semiconductor-equipment-company-in-2025-over-applied-materials.html New Tripoli, PA  – ASML has maintained its position as the #1 semiconductor equipment company in 2025 for the third year in a row, continuing the momentum built over its exceptional performance in recent years.Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:53:09 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13059276-asml-solidifies-position-as-the-1-semiconductor-equipment-company-in-2024-over-applied-materials.html ASML has maintained its position as the #1 semiconductor equipment company in 2024, building on its exceptional growth in recent years, according to The Information Network's recently released report "Global Semiconductor Equipment: Markets, Market...Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:45:51 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13040360-china-tightens-stranglehold-on-rare-earths-to-prevent-western-expansion-says-the-information-network.html New Tripoli, PA …China has come to control 67% of mining, 91% of refining activity, 87% of oxide separation and 94% of magnet production, and now is further tightening its stranglehold on the Rare Earth market, according to the report "Rare Earths...Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:25:54 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13038605-intels-3-5b-dod-award-illustrates-the-pathetic-state-of-us-semiconductor-industry.html New Tripoli, PA …The U.S. Department of Defense's choice to award Intel $3.5 billion reveals a broader issue: the weakened state of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.Mon, 16 Sep 2024 02:15:31 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13037894-klac-benefitting-from-stronger-sanctions-against-asml-says-the-information-network.html kNew Tripoli, PA ….U.S. Sanctions against ASML, which bar the company from servicing its lithography equipment in China, can have several consequences for Chinese semiconductor manufacturers.Wed, 11 Sep 2024 01:29:09 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13037443-semiconductor-equipment-market-pointing-to-negative-growth-in-2024-says-the-information-network.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA….Wafer Front End (WFE) spending by major semiconductor manufacturers is projected to decrease by 5.5% in 2024, indicating a potential slowdown in equipment investments, according to the report "Global Semiconductor Equipment: Markets,...Sun, 08 Sep 2024 23:50:40 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13037152-applied-materials-hit-hard-financially-as-intels-largest-supplier.html "Intel faces severe financial losses, with $6.8 billion lost in 2023 and continued challenges in 2024, leading to reduced capital expenditures, as Intel's largest supplier, Applied Materials has seen a sharp revenue decline, losing $1.2 billion in 2023...Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:57:43 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13036713-broadcom-data-centers-networking-and-broadband-performance-ahead-of-3q-earnings.html "The AI market is expanding rapidly, with Broadcom expected to see its AI-related revenues exceed $10 billion in 2024, significantly boosting its growth prospects," according to the article entitled "Broadcom: Data Centers, Networking, and Broadband...Wed, 04 Sep 2024 02:41:48 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13036494-applied-materials-losing-cmp-equipment-share-to-chinas-huahai-qingke-says-the-information-network.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA,  Applied Materials' CMP equipment market share dropped more than10% to under 50% share in 2023, as China's Huahai Qingke gained.Tue, 03 Sep 2024 01:16:19 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13036302-applied-materials-loses-750-million-dram-business-as-chinas-equipment-self-sufficiency-increases.html Applied Materials exhibited the largest drop in revenues from sales of semiconductor equipment, from 54% in Q1 2024 to 39% in 2Q 2024, according to the article entitled "Applied Materials – Loses $750 Million DRAM Business as China's Chip and Equipment...Sun, 01 Sep 2024 03:18:40 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13035031-fujifilm-electronic-material-takes-lead-in-cmp-slurry-market-for-hbm-says-the-information-network.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA,  Fujifilm has strengthened its position, in the copper slurry segment, for the explosive HBM market.Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:48:04 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13034438-intels-cost-reduction-plan-drops-semiconductor-equipment-growth-to-6-1-in-2024-says-th.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA,  Intel plans to cut costs by $10 billion by 2025, including laying off approximately 15,000 employees.Tue, 20 Aug 2024 02:09:02 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13019919-applied-materials-metrologyinspection-share-plummets-30-in-2023-says-the.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA.... AMAT's revenue change in the metrology/inspection segment of the overall WFE equipment market, was -30%.Thu, 09 May 2024 14:47:27 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13010242-applied-material-equipment-market-share-plummets-5-below-asml-in-2023-says-the-information-network.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA,  Applied Materials relinquishment of its top position—a status it maintained for two decades, with the exception of 2019 when ASML previously claimed the lead.Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:40:48 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13008739-taiwan-semi-tsmc-raising-prices-8-7-in-2024-as-revenue-growth-underperforms-customers-say.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA,  TSMC, a Taiwanese semiconductor foundry, makes artificial intelligence processors for Nvidia and AMD.Sun, 25 Feb 2024 02:05:13 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13008485-smic-us-sanctions-have-turned-the-chinese-company-into-an-ai-foundry.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA, … SMIC, China's top chipmaker, is progressing towards producing chips at 5nm, despite U.S.Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:08:58 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13006250-chinas-naura-ranked-9-in-semi-equipment-market-despite-sanctions-says-the-information-netw.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA… China's Naura retained the #9 position in the global semiconductor wafer front end equipment market in 2023 despite U.S.Thu, 08 Feb 2024 22:40:59 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13004807-semiconductor-equipment-downturn-will-continue-through-h1-2024-says-the-information-network.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA,  A significant slowdown in semiconductor equipment sales over the past two years will continue to slow in the first half of 2024, according to the report entitled "Global Semiconductor Equipment: Markets, Market Shares and Market...Tue, 30 Jan 2024 23:16:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13001764-2024-ev-slowdown-will-be-negative-silicon-carbide-chip-market-says-the-information-network.html The increasing adoption of EVs is driving a surge in demand for advanced chips, particularly those manufactured with silicon carbide (SiC).Tue, 09 Jan 2024 21:57:33 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13001051-applied-materials-dethroned-as-semiconductor-equipment-leader-by-asml-says-the-information-network.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA,…ASML overtook Applied Materials as the top wafer front end Semiconductor Equipment supplier in 2023, according to the report entitled Global Semiconductor Equipment: Markets, Market Shares and Market Forecasts."Thu, 04 Jan 2024 22:29:42 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12984799-asml-to-top-wfe-semiconductor-equipment-in-2023-overtaking-applied-materials-says-the-information-ne.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA, ASML will overtake Applied Materials as the top WFE Semiconductor Equipment supplier in 2023, according to the report entitled Global Semiconductor Equipment: Markets, Market Shares and Market Forecasts." recently published by The...Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:21:40 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12982859-china-has-won-the-chip-war-on-ineffective-sanctions-but-asml-could-be-impacted-says-dr-robert-caste.html Huawei's new Kirin chip is manufactured by Chinese company SMIC, marking China's success in the chip war despite US sanctions. It was built using ASML's DUV immersion lithography equipment and the U.S. will further sanction the technologyWed, 06 Sep 2023 14:26:08 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12959625-applied-materials-led-the-semiconductor-equipment-market-in-2022-says-the-information-network.html Applied Materials increased its lead in the semiconductor equipment market in 2022, according to the report "The Global Semiconductor Equipment: Markets, Market Shares, Market Forecasts," recently published by The Information Network,...Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:53:11 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12884986-tracking-likely-semiconductor-equipment-meltdown-in-2023-says-the-information-network.html A semiconductor "shortage" and plan for geographic self-sufficiency are catalysts for and oversupply of chips in 2023 and a meltdown of the equipment market, according to the report "The Global Semiconductor Equipment: Markets, Market Shares, Market...Sun, 12 Sep 2021 00:56:55 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12883217-metrologyinspection-semiconductor-equipment-driven-by-sub-5nm-says-the-information-network.html Advanced state-of-the-art IC production at 5 nanometer dimensions will be a catalyst for strong growth in the semiconductor metrology/inspection equipment market in 2020 and 2021, according to the report "Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control in...Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:10:52 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12877870-tracking-likely-semiconductor-equipment-meltdown-in-2023-says-the-information-network.html A semiconductor "shortage" and plan for geographic self-sufficiency are catalysts for and oversupply of chips in 2023 and a meltdown of the equipment market, according to the report "The Global Semiconductor Equipment: Markets, Market Shares, Market...Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:32:59 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12809671-kla-increased-share-of-metrologyinspection-equipment-to-57-in-2019-says-the-information-network.html KLA was the only major semiconductor/metrology equipment company to exhibit positive growth in 2019, according to the report "Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control in VLSI Manufacturing," recently published by The Information Network,...Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:35:27 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12801573-micron-technology-will-extend-dram-technology-lead-in-2020.html Micron Technology, which is the only memory company manufacturing DRAMs at the 1z nm node in 2019, will extend its technology lead in 2020 by manufacturing DRAMs at the 1α nm node, according to the report "Hot ICs: A Market Analysis of Artificial...Mon, 09 Dec 2019 02:40:25 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12799918-asml-taking-semiconductor-equipment-lead-from-applied-materials-in-2019-says-the-information-netwo.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA, For the first time since 1990, Applied Materials is poised to lose its lead in the semiconductor equipment market, according to the report "The Global Semiconductor Equipment: Markets, Market Shares, Market Forecasts," recently published.Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:21:16 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12796171-shipments-of-5g-smartphones-will-surge-to-900-million-units-in-2024-says-the-information-network.html NEW TRIPOLI, PA…5G smartphones will increase from just 13 million units in 2019 to 900 million in 2024, according to the report "Hot ICs: A Market Analysis of Artificial Intelligence, 5G, CMOS Image Sensors, and Memory Chips," recently published by The...Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:54:49 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12793546-spending-cuts-by-memory-companies-muting-semiconductor-equipment-growth-in-2020.html On the heels of a 14% growth in semiconductor equipment growth in 2018, the market is forecast to drop 17% in 2019 to $54 billion, according to the report "The Global Semiconductor Equipment: Markets, Market Shares, Market Forecasts," recently published..Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:48:50 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12663786-100-oversupply-of-smartphone-oled-displays-by-2020-is-looming.html Based on The Information Network's report entitled "OLED and LCD Markets: Technology, Directions, And Market Analysis," by the end of 2019, 499,500 OLED sheets will be in production (http://www.theinformationnet.com) Smartphone market growth has slowed...Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:54:27 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12643190-canon-led-the-flat-pane-display-equipment-market-for-q1-2017.html According to The Information Network's report "OLED and LCD Markets: Technology, Directions, and Market Analysis," the top display equipment suppliers exhibited revenues of $2,771 million in Q1 2017, up 8.0% QoQ.Wed, 31 May 2017 00:04:19 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12562832-robust-demand-for-advanced-packaging-driving-lithography-market-says-the-information-network.html Lithography equipment for advanced packages that house state-of-the-art semiconductors have technical and cost requirements that cannot be met by EUV or DUV equipment.Fri, 03 Jun 2016 03:56:36 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12054895-solarpa-reduces-cost-of-solar-nanocoating-to-020-per-module-while-achieving-1-efficiency-increase.html SolarPA (New Tripoli, PA) has been able to reduce the cost of its proprietary nanocrystal coating on completed solar cells to $0.20 per module while at the same time improving the absolute solar cell efficiency by 1.0%.Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:21:20 GMT