http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/news/834.htmlThe latest news on the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry from Yahoo! Financeen-usMon, 14 Dec 2009 21:01:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/091214/180280.html?.v=1FREMONT, Calif. -- Aehr Test Systems , a technology leader in the semiconductor test and burn-in equipment industry, today announced that it will report financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 ended November 30, 2009 after the market closes on Wednesday, January 6, 2010.yahoo_finance/916151772Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:01:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/xbarronsblog/rss/SIG=13jv7gmpd/*http%3A//blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/12/14/teradyne-rallies-piper-upgrades-barclays-lifts-target-ests/?mod=yahoobarronsyahoo_finance/4029695766Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:08:14 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/ft/rss/SIG=125teoto6/*http%3A//www.ft.com/cms/s/40c3e9fa-e812-11de-8a02-00144feab49a.html?referrer_id=yahoofinance&ft_ref=yahoo1&segid=03058One hope of those talking about climate change in Copenhagen is that solar panels will eventually be cheap enough to compete unsubsidised with fossil fuels. As the semiconductor industry was inspired by Moore's law to make computer chips tiny, powerful and ubiquitous, it's thought that technology and competition might work a similar magic for photovoltaic cells.yahoo_finance/2063146508Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:25:17 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/mfool/rss/SIG=13567jeo4/*http%3A//www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/12/11/ltx-credence-corp-warming-up-or-cooling-off.aspx?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=yTake the temperature of your stock.yahoo_finance/2831516192Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:00:42 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12aubu7ua/*http%3A//phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/12/07/daily58.html?ana=yfcpcyahoo_finance/2554465363Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:05:22 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091210006100.html?.v=1PETALUMA, Calif.----Tegal Corporation , an innovator of specialized production solutions for the fabrication of advanced MEMS, power ICs and optoelectronic devices, today announced the appointment of Ferdinand Seemann to its Board of Directors.yahoo_finance/1088821396Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:13:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/xbarronsblog/rss/SIG=136oh7tsa/*http%3A//blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/12/10/rumor-revived-amat-to-buy-ener-still-doubtful/?mod=yahoobarronsyahoo_finance/2285518902Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:00:10 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091210005493.html?.v=1DURHAM, N.C.----Cree, Inc. , a market leader in LED lighting, announces EasyWhite™ bins, an LED innovation that both simplifies LED system design and improves LED-to-LED color consistency.yahoo_finance/417728432Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091210005365.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/2522538416Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091210005177.html?.v=1TEMPE, Ariz.----Amtech Systems, Inc. , a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has received approximately $9 million in solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from several new and existing customers in Asia.yahoo_finance/3297025863Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091209/us_kulicke.html?.v=3Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. said Wednesday that Chairman and CEO Scott Kulicke will retire in June 2011. Kulicke, 60, has been CEO since 1979 and chairman since 1984. He is the son of co-founder Fred Kulicke.yahoo_finance/3306846329Wed, 9 Dec 2009 23:31:15 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12gp6hhft/*http%3A//twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2009/12/07/daily32.html?ana=yfcpcyahoo_finance/3957274442Wed, 9 Dec 2009 23:05:11 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091209/20091209006154.html?.v=1NORTH READING, Mass.----More than 600 participants from more than 100 companies attended the Teradyne, Inc. Device Test Seminar series in October and November. The latest device technologies and test strategies along with Teradyne’s industry-leading solutions that address these test challenges were presented at technical seminars held in China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan.yahoo_finance/2130571935Wed, 9 Dec 2009 23:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/xbarronsblog/rss/SIG=1361hjkq1/*http%3A//blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/12/09/kulicke-soffa-ceo-kulicke-to-retire-june-2011/?mod=yahoobarronsyahoo_finance/884069773Wed, 9 Dec 2009 21:37:04 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091209/20091209006162.html?.v=1FORT WASHINGTON, Pa.----Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. today announced that Scott Kulicke, 60, plans to retire as Chairman and CEO of the Company in June of 2011. Mr. Kulicke has served as CEO since 1979 and as Chairman since 1984.yahoo_finance/1380211160Wed, 9 Dec 2009 21:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/mfool/rss/SIG=12ka7dqbe/*http%3A//www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/12/09/prospecting-for-stocks-tsm.aspx?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=yBuilding a successful stock portfolio starts with finding great businesses.yahoo_finance/463457133Wed, 9 Dec 2009 20:45:05 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091209/20091209005172.html?.v=1PALO ALTO, Calif.----GigOptix, Inc. today announced the introduction of its second generation CX7800 hybrid ASIC technology in 65nm. Hybrid ASICs combine embedded metal-configurable digital logic with standard cell logic, Input/Output , memory and mixed signal Intellectual Property .yahoo_finance/2423429242Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/minyanville/rss/SIG=14paur1k8/*http%3A//www.minyanville.com/articles/texas-instruments-semiconductors-guidance-teradyne-kulicke-soffa-trading-investor-analog/index/a/25814/from/yahooThe problem wasn't demand, but a miss-match between demand and inventory.yahoo_finance/881469815Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:45:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=12s6lkhs7/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/news/story/applied-embraces-clawbacks-erring-execs/story.aspx?guid=%7BD65865B4%2DC4A1%2D4910%2D8DCB%2DBDA339EC9013%7D&siteid=yhoofThe company embraces a "clawback" policy in which an executive whose misconduct leads to a restatement of financial results will have to give up a portion of a bonus or performance-based pay.yahoo_finance/1923597100Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:20:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091208/us_applied_materials_dividend.html?.v=1Applied Materials Inc. said its board has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 6 cents per share. The chip equipment maker said the dividend is payable March 17 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 24.yahoo_finance/660893298Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:51:37 Etc/GMT