Chip gear woes signal more trouble ahead for tech

Iria · Dec 19, 2008, 01:04 AM

As chip equipment goes, so goes the electronics industry and the rest of high tech.

It's a pretty simple equation. Electronics gadget makers get silicon from chipmakers, which get production gear from companies like Applied Materials and ASML. So when chip gear suppliers go south, you can bet the entire electronics industry (and the overall tech industry) is in a funk.
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Source: nanotech

Dec 19, 2008, 01:04 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Chip gear woes signal more trouble ahead for tech As chip equipment goes, so goes the electronics industry and the rest of high tech. It's a pretty simple equation. Electronics gadget makers get silicon from chipmakers, which get production gear from companies like Applied Materials and ASML. So when chip gear suppliers go south, you can bet the entire electronics industry (and the overall tech industry) is in a funk. ____________ Source: nanotech