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SBN's Top 10 stories for 2002








Silicon Strategies


Happy new year! As in the past, SBN has come up with its fearless picks for the semiconductor industry's Top 10 news stories for 2002. It was difficult--if not impossible--to come up with only 10 "top" stories in 2002.

It's a matter of debate, but the No. 1 story of the year seems obvious: What happened to the anticipated recovery in the semiconductor industry in 2002? Earlier this year, analysts predicted an IC recovery in 2002, after the industry experienced a horrific year in 2001. But the much-anticipated recovery never really happened and the IC industry was another major disappointment in 2002.

There was also a tie for 10th place, which actually created 11 stories in SBN's Top 10 list for the year. Tying for 10th place included the ongoing legal battle between two lithography giants--ASML Holding NV of the Netherlands and Nikon Corp. of Japan.

The other 10th place pick was a sleeper: the new replacement for the GDSII data file format. Earlier this year, SBN broke the story that the industry was readying a new data file format--a technology that could help drive down the soaring costs of photomasks.

I'm sure some readers will disagree with our choices. SBN would like to hear from anyone who has a different opinion, comments, or even a list of top news stories for 2002. E-mail us at mlapedus@cmp.com and PClarke@cmp-europe.com

Click headline for details on each of the top 2002 news stories:

No.1
What happened to the IC
recovery in 2002?

No.2
Chip equipment business:
More pain. No gain.

No.3
The 'Year of Alignment' between
silicon foundries and IDMs

No.4
Micron Technology's 'love-hate'
relationship with South Korea

No.5
Japan Inc.: The realignment continues
in the nation's IC industry

No.6
IC makers roll out 90-nm processes
but struggle at 130-nm

No.7
Intel's 90-nm bonanza...
and CapEx cuts

No.8
Infineon's soap opera: Finding the right
partners in semiconductors

No.9
China's wild roller coaster
ride in the semiconductor business

(Tie) No.10
ASML vs. Nikon: Battle of the
lithography titans


Guess who's coming to dinner?
Son of GDSII file format

(Click here for look back at Top 10 news stories of 2001).











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