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Semicon industry to double in 2010
The semiconductor industry is beginning a multi-year recovery. From the SEMI Mid-Year 2010 Semiconductor Consensus Forecast, the semiconductor equipment forecast dropped from $42.77 billion in 2007 to $15.92 billion in 2009, only forecasted to increase to $32.50 billion in 2010 and grow modestly to $35.53 billion in 2011. So even though 2010 growth is phenomenal, it is important to keep it in the context of the dismal semiconductor industry numbers in 2009.