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Slowdown hits Japan fab-tool market, too

Posted: 24 Nov 2008  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe

Keywords: Japan market  fab tool  booking drop  IC equipment industry 

[Summary of tips] So far, most of the bad news and layoffs in the fab-tool segment are taking place in the United States. But now, Japan's equipment industry is feeling the pain. Japanese-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.81 in October, down from 0.95 in September, according to the Semiconductor Equipme......
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