Summary : This section examines the vendors who supply semiconductor manufacturing equipment. There are approximately 534 of them. The top five are shown below in Figure 2.0.0-1. In 1989, these five companies held a 26.4% share of the semiconductor equipment market. The market share for the top five equipment suppliers was virtually unchanged over the 1988 figure, 26.3%. Japan-based firms hold four of the top five position in 1989, as compared to only three in 1988. These are: Tokyo Electron Ltd., Nik ... See More
Key events drawn from archived documents in VLSI's library. These documents have ...
Key events drawn from archived documents in VLSI's library. These documents have been carefully selected for their historical significance. ... See more
Tencor (later evolved to be KLA - Tencor) is in the bedrock of the semiconducto ...
Tencor (later evolved to be KLA - Tencor) is in the bedrock of the semiconductor equipment industry. It developed many products that were essential to chip manufacturing. Some are still made today. ... See more
Wafer fabrication equipment consists of all those types of equipment used in mak ...
Wafer fabrication equipment consists of all those types of equipment used in making and processing raw wafers in forming the finished chips-whether they be discretes or integrated circuits. This segment also in ... See more
There are three market segments of the diffusion/oxidation equipment industry. T ...
There are three market segments of the diffusion/oxidation equipment industry. They are diffusion, high pressure oxidation and rapid thermal processing, as depicted in Figure 4.4.0-1. ... See more
Automatic Test Systems (ATS) encompass a broad range of equipment-in size and in ...
Automatic Test Systems (ATS) encompass a broad range of equipment-in size and in function as well as in price. It includes all equipment that is used to electrically verify a device's functionality. VLSI Resear ... See more
Assembly equipment consists of those types of equipment used to separate the co ...
Assembly equipment consists of those types of equipment used to separate the completed wafer into its individual dice and to assemble each die into its own package. The assembly equipment market comprises roug ... See more
Key images drawn from donated and archived documents in VLSI's library. These im ...
Key images drawn from donated and archived documents in VLSI's library. These images have been carefully selected for their historical significance as they show history in the making. ... See more
The early nineties, brought a renaissance to packaging due to a demand for more ...
The early nineties, brought a renaissance to packaging due to a demand for more I/0, smaller sizes, higher power, faster speed and control of thermal properties. These demands drove the need for more sophistic ... See more
Questor systems consist of those types of equipment used in the design, verifica ...
Questor systems consist of those types of equipment used in the design, verification, handling, inspection and test of integrated circuits. This equipment, although critical in assuring device design or design ... See more
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