Is the Sky Falling?
Analysts, Tool Makers Say No One would have thought the sky was falling on the semiconductor industry last Thursday morning as technology stocks dropped, with semiconductor capital equipment shares leading the way. Chicken Little must be an investor. Assembly equipment company Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc. (K&S) Wednesday evening announced that it experienced some customer order deferrals and pushouts for ball-bonder tools because of space constraints and wafer and substrate shortages affecting certain customers. “We hope no one overreacts to this news,” said C. Scott...
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