(AOF) – Riber has announced the order of an MBE 6000 production system in Asia for an amount of several million euros. An Asian industrial customer, already having an MBE 6000 system, has just ordered a new MBE 6000 to reinforce its production capacities of electronic devices. This new order will be delivered in 2023.
With around forty machines in operation worldwide, the MBE 6000 is the reference MBE system for the mass production of electronic and optoelectronic components used in telecommunications and fiber optic networks.
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Growing market and price pressures
According to the SIA, global chip sales were $151.7 billion in the first quarter of 2022, up 23% year-on-year. Sales increased in all major regional markets and for all product categories. As global uncertainties, including the war in Ukraine and the health crisis, weigh on supply chains, demand for semiconductors continues to significantly outpace supply. Manufacturers Samsung and TSMC have announced that they will raise their prices, in a context where players in the sector have good leeway and benefit from increased bargaining power. However, wage increases and component prices could weigh on future performance.