| Semi Fab Equipment Market Down 46% in '09 |
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| Written by Mike Buetow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SAN JOSE – Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $15.92 billion in 2009, a 46% year-over-year decline, SEMI reports. The data are based on reports by members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan.
Spending rates declined by double-digits for all regions, with the steepest contraction reported for Japan. By segment, global wafer processing equipment market fell 46%, assembly and packaging segment decreased 31%, and total test equipment sales decreased 55% . Other front-end equipment sales declined 44% in 2009. 2008-2009 Semiconductor Capital Equipment Market by World Region (In US billions; percentage is year-over-year)
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