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		<title><![CDATA[Front-end semiconductor equipment market to fall 9.6% in 2005, 3% in 2006]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=9837]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The front-end semiconductor equipment market will drop sequentially over the next three quarters before starting an upward track in mid-2006 that will ultimately reach double-digit growth in 2007 and 2008, according to The Information Network. 2006 will still be a down year, dropping 3.0% following a 9.6% drop in 2005....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment sales down 36% in July 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=8756]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a 36% drop in orders in July 2005. Manufacturers had $1.02 bln in orders in July 2005, compared with $1.59 bln in July 2004, SEMI said.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment market up 1.3% in Q2 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=8712]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The semiconductor equipment market will trend upward starting in mid-2006 and reach double-digit growth in 2007 and 2008, according to The Information Network. Q2 2005 registered a 1.3% revenue growth year-over-year, with 7.9% growth YTY in Q1. Sequentially, Q2 2005 versus Q1 2005 was flat.  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:10:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment market to fall 12.1% in 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=8338]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment market will shrink 12.1% in 2005 compared to growth of 67.2% in 2004. The equipment market will fall $32.6 bln, according to SEMI.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment sales to reach $33.1 bln in 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=8295]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[2005 semiconductor equipment sales will total $33.1 bln, according to Gartner. This is a 11.9% drop over $37.58 bln in 2004.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2005 00:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chinese semiconductor equipment market was worth $2.91 bln in 2004]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=7977]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2004, sales of new semiconductor equipment in mainland China reached $2.73 bln, while sales of refurbished equipment came to an estimated $180 mln. Packaging materials came to $781 mln. Semiconductor equipment installed in China by the end of 2004 was capable of processing 106 mln square inches of silicon...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:20:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment market to grow 20.5% in 2007 and 27.0% in 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=7839]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The semiconductor equipment market will trend upward starting in mid-2006 and reach double-digit growth in 2007 and 2008, aided by transistor and gate processing, according to The Information Network. The upswing will result in growth rates of 20.5% in 2007 and 27.0% in 2008, following -9.6% growth in 2005 and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2005 03:03:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment sales to decline 11.6% in 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=918]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sales of semiconductor equipment are expected to decline 11.6% in 2005 to $33.2 bln, a milder decline than the 15.3% previously forecast, according to Gartner. Equipment spending is forecast to decline by 6.5% in 2006 compared with 2005, before recovering in 2007 and 2008.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2005 15:33:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment sales to decline 11.6% in 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=7574]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sales of semiconductor equipment are expected to decline 11.6% in 2005 to $33.2 bln, a milder decline than the 15.3% previously forecast, according to Gartner. Equipment spending is forecast to decline by 6.5% in 2006 compared with 2005, before recovering in 2007 and 2008.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2005 14:26:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted 0.78 book-to-bil in February 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=849]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.78 in February, flat from January 2005, according to the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International. A book-to-bill of 0.78 means that $78 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 13:29:17 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted 0.78 book-to-bil in February 2005]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.78 in February, flat from January 2005, according to the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International. A book-to-bill of 0.78 means that $78 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 11:40:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment sales to fall 9.4% in 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=456]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The size of the semiconductor equipment market is set to fall by 9.4% to $30.7 bln in 2005 after a growth spurt of 52.7% took it to $33.9 bln in 2004, according to The Information Network.Semiconductor equipment market by region 2003 to 2005  	Region20032004%growth2005% growthJapan   $5.55 ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:29:20 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment sales to fall 9.4% in 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=7104]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The size of the semiconductor equipment market is set to fall by 9.4% to $30.7 bln in 2005 after a growth spurt of 52.7% took it to $33.9 bln in 2004, according to The Information Network.Semiconductor equipment market by region 2003 to 2005  	Region20032004%growth2005% growthJapan   $5.55 ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:13:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment market to rise 53.3% in 2004, drop 9.6% in 2005 and drop 5.0% in 2006]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=80]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The semiconductor equipment market is set to repeat the pattern of the 2000-2002 period by rising 53.3% in 2004 compared with 2003 before dropping 9.6% in 2005 and 5.0% in 2006, according to The Information Network.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2004 23:14:50 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment market to rise 53.3% in 2004, drop 9.6% in 2005 and drop 5.0% in 2006]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=6732]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The semiconductor equipment market is set to repeat the pattern of the 2000-2002 period by rising 53.3% in 2004 compared with 2003 before dropping 9.6% in 2005 and 5.0% in 2006, according to The Information Network.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:37:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment sales up 39.6%]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=61]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Worldwide sales of semiconductor chip making equipment rose 39.6% in October from 2003 levels but fell 19.2% compared with September 2004, according to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International. October sales were  at $2.9 bln. The YTY growth was the smallest in a year.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 23:15:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment sales up 39.6%]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=6710]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Worldwide sales of semiconductor chip making equipment rose 39.6% in October from 2003 levels but fell 19.2% compared with September 2004, according to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International. October sales were  at $2.9 bln. The YTY growth was the smallest in a year.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 21:33:27 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment market grew 70% in 2004]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=21]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Advanced Forecasting projects IC business to grow 30% in 2004 over 2003. The semiconductor equipment market will grow 70% in 2004, while the silicon wafer industry will increase by about 20%.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2004 15:22:18 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment market grew 70% in 2004]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=6678]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Advanced Forecasting projects IC business to grow 30% in 2004 over 2003. The semiconductor equipment market will grow 70% in 2004, while the silicon wafer industry will increase by about 20%.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2004 15:19:52 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor equipment maker orders are at 3-year high]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=5522]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[North American semiconductor capital equipment makers saw orders rise 6% from January to February, reaching their highest levels in three years. Orders for equipment reached $1.31 bil, up 6% from the revised January level of $1.23 bil, and up 72% last February, according to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International. Shipments...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:40:24 -0800</pubDate>
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