IC Insights analyst Bill McClean explains why he's becoming a little more conservative about 2H10 semiconductor industry growth. (Hint: it's about inventories, and rubber bands.)
Global semiconductor sales will increase by a whopping $70B (to a total of $310B), the highest year-on-year increase ever, according to IC Insights. And that 30% growth rate (if it's not higher) would come in sixth all-time.
McPherson’s vacuum ultraviolet (UV) spectrometer, Model 234/302, is now available with improved efficiency over a wide wavelength range. New platinum-coated gratings suit use at windowless wavelengths, shorter than 120nm (>10eV).
Spin Transfer Technologies (STT) is collaborating with Singulus Technologies AG to apply advanced deposition techniques to support commercial development of STT’s novel MRAM memory devices.
Wrap-up of what we heard and saw at SEMICON West 2010. Lesson 4: The semiconductor/equipment/component supply-chain went from ice-cold to red-hot in a matter of months, which brings its own unique challenges to the industry.
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