This Survey covers the equipment needed to manufacture semiconductor chips - wafer processing equipment (including lithography and etch systems), semiconductor test systems, and yield management and process monitoring systems. The industry caters to the needs of chipmakers like Intel and Texas Instruments. "Semiconductor Equipment" is a GICS sub-industry in the "Information Technology" sector of the S&P 1500. Industry Surveys covers more than 50 of the largest and most significant US industries. The information provided for each follows the same general format: the industry's recent performance, an analysis of trends that will influence it in the future, and a broad and fundamental overview of its structure. Both text and data are provided, as are references to additional sources of industry information, including Web sites.
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