Shift to fine rules spurs device makers to buy equipment

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Makers of semiconductor devices are in the process of upgrading their production facilities to be able to handle 300mm-diameter wafers. Some manufacturers are investing in microfabrication equipment that will be used in making single-chip devices such as microprocessor units, DRAMs, read-only memories, flash memories and system LSIs that integrate memory devices. Equipment investments have already shifted to tools that support product quality instead of those aimed at increasing output.

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Global semiconductor sales in 2001 forecast to drop 17%

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Global semiconductor industry sales is expected to decline by 17 percent in 2001.

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First quarter orders for chip-making equipment slip

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Global orders for semiconductor equipment was 50% lower than it was in 2000.

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