SEMI said that 20 new fabs will be built in China between now and 2008, and many of them will be furnished with used equipment.

That's according to a new report on the Chinese process equipment and materials market outlook, published by the consortium.

According to SEMI's report, in 2004 new semiconductor equipment sales in mainland China reached $2.73 billion; used/refurbished equipment sales were an estimated at US$180 million; fab materials sales totaled $391 million; and the packaging materials market reached $781 million.

The report indicates that there are approximately 200 assembly and test companies; 20 multinational packaging materials suppliers; and 40 domestic manufacturers of equipment for the semiconductor and related microelectronic industries in China.

By: DocMemory
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