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SAN FRANCISCO -- Semiconductor equipment sales will fall 52% to $14.14 billion this year, according to SEMI's latest capital equipment forecast.   Read more: Semi Gear Recovery Coming in 2010
BEIJING – China’s electronics industry saw investments for the first five months of this year climb 16.5% to RMB 118.03 billion (US$17.28 billion) reports the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
 
  Read more: Report: China's Electronics Industry Showing Improvment
SAN JOSE, CA – EDA industry first-quarter revenue fell 10.7% from last year to $1192.1 million, reports the EDA Consortium (EDAC). The decline is primarily attributed to changes in accounting methods by Cadence Design Systems.
  Read more: Report: EDA Sales Down in Q1
SAN JOSE – A new SEMI white paper details the rapid progress of 3-D IC integration technology, including through-silicon via developments.
  Read more: New White Paper Details 3-D IC Deployment
TAIPEI – United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) today reported June unaudited net sales rose 1.6% year-over-year and nearly 10% sequentially.
 
Read more: UMC Sales Solid in June
TORONTO – Firan Technology Group Corp. (FTG) reported second-quarter sales dropped 11% from last year to $14.6 million on decreased customer demand and the shifting US exchange rate. 
 
Read more: FTG Q2 Sales Down

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