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By 2005 more than half of all fab equipment shipped will be 300-mm
gear, a Gartner/Dataquest forecast says. As 300-mm fabs ramp up,
sales of related front-end tools will reach $6.5 billion in 2001
and increase to between $10 billion and $11 billion in 2002. A predicted
industry downturn in 2002 may slow 300-mm penetration. Processing
on 200-mm wafers is the "safe haven" in 20002001 for fast
capacity increases, according to the market research firm. In 2000
total fab equipment shipments will grow 68.6% worldwide from approximately
$18 billion in 1999 to $30.2 billion.
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