SEMI has continued its show shuffling with the news that SEMICON Taiwan will be co-located with International IC-Taiwan Conference & Exhibition (IIC-Taiwan) in 2008. IIC-Taiwan is run by events organization Global Sources. The trade shows are scheduled to run from Sept. 9-11, 2008 at the Taipei World Trade Center. 

The latest Book-to-Bill Report published by SEMI for October shows a small increase over September, coming in at 0.83 compared to the revised lower ratio in September of 0.79. North American-based equipment suppliers posted $1.23 billion in orders in October 2007 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. 

In its annual forecast of global semiconductor sales, The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is projecting a compound annual growth rate of 7.7 percent for the forecast period of 2007-2010, reaching $321 billion in sales in 2010. 

The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) has revised upwards its previous forecast for semiconductor sales in 2007 to $257.2 billion - a 3.8 percent increase over 2006. For 2008 and 2009, WSTS has kept its forecast close to its original projections with 9.1 and 6.2 percent growth respectively. 

Overcapacity in both the DRAM and NAND flash markets has outstripped unit demand to such a degree that iSuppli Corp. has downgraded its rating of near-term conditions for suppliers of such components to ‘negative’ with recovery in prices not expected until 2Q08. 

According to new data released by DRAMeXchange, Hynix grew sales by 15.4 percent in 3Q07 compared to the previous month.  This growth was due to a combination of 17 percent Q-on-Q shipment growth and a slight increase of 3 percent ASPs via the contract market. 

Following two sequential quarterly losses and a full year net loss of approximately $365 million, Qimonda has trimmed capital spending for 2007 as well as guidance on CapEx for 2008 that is lower than its revised 2007 figure. 

Silicon & Software Systems (S3) has acquired Acacia Semiconductor, the analog IP company, for an undisclosed sum.  The takeover will involve the integration of Acacia’s technology and designers to combine with S3’s products and design. 

Polymer Vision has acquired the whole of the business activities of Innos Limited, the manufacturing subcontractor of the company’s rollable displays, for an undisclosed sum.