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To: Laker who wrote (18901)	4/20/1998 1:19:00 PM
From: Ian@SI	Respond to of 70976

Metrology/Inspection For Semiconductors To Grow 62% From 1997-2000 Says The Information Network NEW TRIPOLI, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 1998--The Metrology and Inspection market will reach revenues of $1.78 billion in 1998, according to the report Applied Materials: Competing for World Dominance, recently published by The Information Network, a New Tripoli, PA (formerly Williamsburg, VA)-based market research company. The total worldwide market size for M&I was $1,101 million in 1997, up 6.3% from $1,035 million in 1996 and growing to $1,781 million in 2000. ''The expanded use of M&I tools is assured with the increasing difficulties and higher production cost of semiconductor manufacturing,'' notes Dr. Robert N. Castellano, President of The Information Network. ''Existing fabs continue to upgrade their monitoring capabilities by adding more units to their leading edge fabs. New fab construction continues at modest levels and account for about 40% of sales in the inspection sector.'' The Reticle Inspection market was $226 million in 1997, up 20.2% from $188 million in 1996. KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ:KLAC - news) held a 67.1% share in 1997. Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT - news) held a 13.8% share in 1997. The CD-SEM market was $341 million in 1997, down 2.0% from $348 million in 1996. Hitachi led the market in 1997 with a 59.8% share. KLA-Tencor and Applied Materials followed with a 17.0% and 13.2% share, respectively in 1997. The Wafer Defect market was $534 million in 1997, up 7.0% from $499 million in 1996. KLA-Tencor led the market in 1997 with an 88.0% share. Applied Materials held a 3.6% share in 1997. The Information Network is a leading consulting and market research company addressing the semiconductor, computer, and telecommunications industries. Web - theinformationnet.com E-mail - tin@theinformationnet.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: The Information Network Dr. Robert N. Castellano, 610/285-4548