What semicon firms should do to outperform industry!

Semicon firms can massively outspend rivals in areas such as leading edge wafer foundries, memory chips, and most complex SoCs.

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Needham cuts '09 IC capex forecast; sees 16% dip

Firm slashes revenue estimates, ratings for fab gear suppliers

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IST sees low utilization; reports losses for August

Packaging and testing house International Semiconductor Technology (IST) has seen its utilization rate drop significantly.

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International Test Conference 2008

ITC will again be held in Santa Clara between October 28-30, 2008. Those Optimal Test guys are Platinum Sponsors -- must be a well funded company ;-)

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Foundry wafer starts in 'free fall'

Silicon foundries are experiencing a significant decline in wafer starts that is likely to result in sub-75 percent capacity utilization rates in the fourth quarter...

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China attacking the IC marketplace called "a failure"

At least one analyst wonders if being a top player in the global chip business is still a Chinese priority.

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IC packaging and testing companies set for sequential decline in 4Q

Leading Taiwan IC packaging and testing companies are expected to see their revenues slide 5% in general in the fourth quarter of this year after posting a low single-digit growth in the third quarter, according to sources at the companies.

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LTX-Credence plans layoffs, facilities closures

No surprise here... "The ATE company expects to incur a $17.3 million charge related to the layoffs." Here comes the start of regular, quarterly "unusual and one time" expenses...

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