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		Press Release: SEMI Reports 2009 Global Semiconductor Equipment Sales of US$15.92 Billion Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $15.92 billion in 2009, representing a year-over-year decline of 46 percent.
		Article: Fab Spending Heads for 88 Percent Growth in 2010 Fab spending, which includes construction and equipping Front-End Facilities, from R&Ds to volume fabs, is expected to increase to over $30B, about 88 percent growth year-over-year.
		Chart: January 2010 Global Leadframe Shipments The attach chart is based on data collected and reported monthly by SEMI® on leadframe unit volumes shipped to the semiconductor industry. This program is carried out in collaboration with JAST.
		Press Release: North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts January 2010 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.20 North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.13 billion in orders in January 2010…
		Press Release: Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Decline 18% in 2009, but Quarterly Growth Signs are Positive
		Article: Productivity Transfer Propels Further Growth of China Packaging Industry There has been strong growth of China's semiconductor assembly industry over the past several years as foreign semiconductor companies increase their manufacturing presence in China….
		Presentation: SEMICON Korea 2010 – Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Outlook (Dan Tracy – SEMI U.S.)
		Report: New Photomask Report Published! The worldwide semiconductor photomask market is estimated to be about $3.0 billion in 2011. Growth is being driven by advanced technology feature sizes (less than 65-nm) and areas in Asia-Pacific.
		Market Survey: Semiconductor Industry Opinions Concerning the Selection of Bonding Wire Material SEMI recently completed a survey on behalf the World Gold Council to gain insight into current attitudes regarding the use of gold bonding wire versus copper bonding wire.
		Press Release: North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts December 2009 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.03
		Presentation: Strategic Materials Conference (SMC) 2010 – Semiconductor Materials Outlook (Dan Tracy - SEMI U.S.)
		Article: Closing the China “Chip Gap” Creates Long-Term Opportunities for Equipment and Materials Suppliers China’s commitment to narrow the gap between IC production and consumption will lead to growing equipment and material purchasing over the next decade..
		Article: Japanese Companies Continue to Dominate the Packaging Materials Market Out of the estimated $15.8 billion plastic packaging materials market (including thermal interface materials) in 2009, the combined market share of Japan headquartered suppliers is estimated to be about 65%.
		Press Release: North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts November 2009 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.06
		Press Release: SEMI Reports Third Quarter 2009 Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Figures, Billings of US $4.54 Billion Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached $4.54 billion in the third quarter of 2009. The billings figure is 69% percent higher than the second quarter of 2009 ….
		Article: PV Market Enjoys Strong Rebound in Q3’09, Outlook Brightens The PV market more than recovered in Q3’09, in fact, it reached new highs in quarterly revenues for some layers of the supply chain…..
		Presentation: SEMICON Japan 2009 – Market Briefing: Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Outlook
		Article: Growing Packaging Materials Market under Pressure While the semiconductor packaging materials market will contract in 2009, a recovery in unit shipments and materials consumption occurred in the second quarter of the year and looks to continue through the fourth quarter.
		Article: 2010 Fab Spending Accelerates to 65%, but No New Fab.. It appears that 2010 will be a much better year for the semiconductor industry. 2010 fab spending is expected to increase 65% over 2009 levels. However, with new fab plans put on hold, one major concern surfaces: Are we are doing enough to meet future demand?
		Press Release: Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Sales to Grow 53 Percent in 2010
		Press Release: North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts October 2009 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.10
		Press Release: Semiconductor Plastic Packaging Materials Market to Reach $20.1 Billion by 2013 The market for semiconductor packaging materials is expected to reach $15.8 billion in 2009 and grow to $20.1 billion by 2013
		Press Release: New from SEMI: Opto/LED Fab Watch With the rise of eco-friendly green lighting, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are now in the spotlight. Now SEMI offers the only database for Opto/LED fab information.
		Press Release: Silicon Wafer Shipments Grow in Third Quarter 2009 Total silicon wafer area shipments were 1,972 million square inches during the most recent quarter, a 17 percent increase from the 1,686 million square inches shipped during the previous quarter.
		Article: Japan Leading Region into 2010 Japan's share of worldwide fab capacity (including Discrete devices) remains unchanged in 2009 at about 25%, or 3.8 to 3.9 million wafers per month (in 200 mm equivalents).
		Press Release: North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts September 2009 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.17
		Press Release: Silicon Wafer Shipment to Increase 23 Percent in 2010 Silicon wafer shipments to the global semiconductor industry will increase 23 percent in 2010 compared to total shipments in 2009....
		Article: Photovoltaic (PV) Supply Chain: Q2 Revenues Rebound, but.. After falling 44% from Q3'08 to Q1'09, revenues rebounded sequentially in the photovoltaic (PV) supply chain in Q2'09. Q3'09 looks promising…..
		Presentation: SEMICON Taiwan 2009 – Market Briefing: Semiconductor Equipment, Materials, and Fab Market Outlook (Clark Tseng – SEMI Taiwan)
		Over 75 SEMICON WEST 2009 Presentations Posted Includes presentations from the Keynote, Foundry/Packaging Summit, TechXPOT, and the Extreme Electronics sessions.
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