US to capture half of global semiconductor processing equipment in 2005

Semiconductor equipment from US-based manufacturers will account for 50 percent of the global front-end wafer processing market in 2005, up from 49 percent in 2004, according to Information Network.

The research firm maintains its forecast of December 17, 2004 that front-end equipment sales will drop 9.5 percent globally in 2005.

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