SAN JOSE — Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment bookings plummeted 38% year-over-year in the third quarter as slower end-product demand and rising inventories took their toll.

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EL SEGUNDO, CA -- Global PC shipments will be dragged down in 2012 thanks to the shortfall in hard disk drives.

Read more: 2012 PC Shipments Outlook Lowered

SAN JOSE -- Worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment will fall in 2012 from this year's record sales, SEMI forecast today.

Read more: 2012 Semi Gear Forecast Follows Boom-Bust Pattern

WASHINGTON – The Council on Competitiveness on Thursday will release a road map for how the US can lead the world in advanced manufacturing this century.

Read more: ‘Competitiveness’ Council to Release American Manufacturing Strategy