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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor manufacturing capacity down to 84.8% in Q1 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=8028]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the Semiconductor International Capacity Statistics report in Q1 2005 the manufacturing utilization rate dropped to 84.8% from 86.0% in Q4 2004, to hit the lowest level in two years. Total MOS capacity utilization declined to 85.6% in Q1 2005 from 86.5% in Q4 2004.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:20:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gartner lowers semiconductor manufacturing forecast from 15.3% to 11.6% decline]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=1090]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sales semiconductor manufacturing tools are now expected to decline 11.6% in 2005 to $33.2 bln, Gartner said. Previously, Gartner had targeted a 15.3% decline.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:43:54 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gartner lowers semiconductor manufacturing forecast from 15.3% to 11.6% decline]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=7741]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sales semiconductor manufacturing tools are now expected to decline 11.6% in 2005 to $33.2 bln, Gartner said. Previously, Gartner had targeted a 15.3% decline.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:04:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales up 64.2% in 2004]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales reached $37.9 bln in 2004, a 64.2% increase from 2003, according to Gartner. 10 of the top 10 vendors posted at least double-digit growth. Advantest and Canon reported triple-digit increases. Applied Materials, the leading vendor, posted a 96.6% increase in sales, which boosted its market share...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2005 17:30:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales up 64.2% in 2004]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=7560]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales reached $37.9 bln in 2004, a 64.2% increase from 2003, according to Gartner. 10 of the top 10 vendors posted at least double-digit growth. Advantest and Canon reported triple-digit increases. Applied Materials, the leading vendor, posted a 96.6% increase in sales, which boosted its market share...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:22:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China to drop 33.6% in 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=345]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Chinese chip-equipment purchasing is set to drop 33.6% in 2005 compared with the relative boom in 2004, according to The Information Network. While production of ICs in mainland China grew 34.8% in 2004, semiconductor manufacturing equipment purchases grew a phenomenal 146%. But 2005 will be another story. With the slowdown...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:25:27 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China to drop 33.6% in 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=6995]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Chinese chip-equipment purchasing is set to drop 33.6% in 2005 compared with the relative boom in 2004, according to The Information Network. While production of ICs in mainland China grew 34.8% in 2004, semiconductor manufacturing equipment purchases grew a phenomenal 146%. But 2005 will be another story. With the slowdown...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:21:02 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales grew 10.3% in 2003]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=5627]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales totaled $22.8 bil in 2003, a 10.3% increase from 2002 sales, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner analysts attributed the increased revenue to improved supply and demand fundamentals, which rekindled demand for equipment in the second half of 2003. The three major sectors in the semiconductor...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:24:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales to grow 40% in 2004]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=5616]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Worldwide sales of semiconductor-manufacturing equipment rose 10% last year and will surge 40% in 2004 as chipmakers upgrade plants and buy tools for new production techniques, researcher Gartner Inc. said. Sales increased to $22.8 bil in 2003 from $20.7 bil, Gartner said in a Business Wire statement. Sales at Applied...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2004 16:39:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microlithography Filtration PDA Reference 2003 (Mobile)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1065513]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microlithography Filtration PDA ReferenceUpdated July 2003If you are involved in semiconductor manufacturing, this one&apos;s for you!This valuable, in-hand microlithography filtration reference from Pall Microelectronics gives you instant access to filter compatibility tables for essential solvents key to semiconductor manufacturing specific to the microlithography process, and more.The Pall Microlithography Filtration Tech...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microlithography Filtration PDA Reference - Pocket PC 2003 (Mobile)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1084469]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microlithography Filtration PDA ReferenceUpdated July 2003If you are involved in semiconductor manufacturing, this one&apos;s for you!This valuable, in-hand microlithography filtration reference from Pall Microelectronics gives you instant access to filter compatibility tables for essential solvents key to semiconductor manufacturing specific to the microlithography process, and more.The Pall Microlithography Filtration Tech...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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