Sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase 9.7 percent to $62.1 billion in 2018, says SEMI, exceeding the historic high of $56.6 billion set last year. The equipment market is expected to contract 4.0 percent in 2019 but grow 20.7 percent to reach $71.9 billion in 2020 – an all-time high.   ...

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