Semiconductor equipment background

Regardless of our backgrounds or present positions, we are amazed at the scope and rate of change that has occurred in the semiconductor industry. The pace of innovation in the research and development, marketing, and manufacture of semiconductor devices continues unabated. Semiconductors pervade our daily lives, turning up in our ATMs, cellular phones, personal computers, musical instruments, children s toys, traffic control equipment, and even the supermarket checkout stand. Semiconductor devices literally can be found everywhere we turn and provide us with an improved quality of life. 

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