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To: Gordon Hodgson who wrote (182854)	12/7/2005 2:39:55 AM
From: Amy J	Respond to of 186894

Global chip gear sales seen up 9.1% in 2006-SEMI Tue Dec 6, 2005 08:41 PM ET yahoo.reuters.com MAKUHARI, Japan, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Global semiconductor equipment sales are expected to rise 9.1 percent in 2006, an industry group said on Wednesday, revising up its July forecast of 8.1 percent growth. Semiconductor International Capacity Statistics, which groups more than 40 global chip makers, said the utilisation rate of the world's microchip plants rose for a second straight quarter in July-September. The California-based SEMI expects chip equipment sales to grow 12.3 percent in 2007,