SAN JOSE – North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted a 90-day moving average of $253 million in orders in April, up 3% from the revised March figures.
AUSTIN, TX – April shipments of large-area TFT LCD panels reached 40.1 million units, up 6% sequentially, says DisplaySearch.
The 3% year-over-year increase in shipments marked the first positive year-over-year growth in seven months. However, revenues were 39% lower than April 2008, indicating the magnitude of price declines over the past year, says the research firm.