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June 15, 2009

Last Chance - Special Offer and Sale - Order the 2008 IC Economics report between now and the end of June at the current sale price of $1,000 and get the 2009 IC Economics report as a free upgrade when it is released. The IC Economics report covers the IC market, materials and equipment markets, 300mm, foundries, design, IC economics, fabrication, test and packaging costs and much more. ORDER NOW!

June 8, 2009

New Release and Sale - The 2009 IC Cost Model release 0904 is now available. Release 0904 upgrades the model to model quarterly instead of yearly improving the accuracy of depreciation calculations and the modeling of new process yield ramps. The model is currently on sale for $1,600 versus the regular $1,900 price. BUY NOW!

June 2, 2009

New Release - Solar Watch revision 09 is now available with coverage of 193 companies and 262 facilities and additional detail around thin film technologies. Includes 12 months of updates. BUY NOW!

June 1, 2009

Industry Status as of June 2009 - April revenue of $16.18 billion dollars (raw numbers not 3 month moving average) is down 16.5% from $19.38 billion dollars in April of 2008. This is a big improvement from last months 31.7% drop and may be the beginning of the improvment we expect to bring the overall growth rate for 2009 up to -19% by the end of the year

May - 2009

New Release and SALE - Now shipping 300mm Watch revision 65 with data on all of the 300mm Fabs in the world with projections to 2012. Includes all of newest data on all the recent output reductions and push-outs due to the downturn. On SALE for $1,000 versus regular $1,150. BUY NOW! (05/26/2009)
White Paper - Cost Modeling as a Decision Making Tool. (05/19/2009)
New Release and Sale - The 2009 IC Cost Model release 0903 is now on sale for $1,600 versus the regular $1,900 price. Release 0903 includes 400 processes, 67 product types and new die sizes. BUY NOW! (05/18/2009)
New Release - Solar Watch revision 08 is now available with coverage of 145 companies and 209 facilities, 2008 actual output and forecasts for 2009 through 2012. Includes 12 months of updates. BUY NOW! (05/18/2009)
New Economics Article - has Intel artificially inflated microprocessor prices? (05/18/2009)
Industry Status as of May 2009 - March revenue of $17.38 billion dollas (actual not moving forecast) is down 31.2% from March of 2008. First quarter revenue is down 29.9% from 2008. We expect 2009 to improve from here and end down 19% overall versus 2008. (05/04/2009)
SALE - the 2009 IC Cost Model is now on sale for $1,600 versus the regular $1,900 price. BUY NOW! (05/01/2009)

April - 2009

Updated data- the Fab Utilization data has been updated for foundries for Q1 - 2009. (04/30/2009)
New Release and SALE - Now shipping 300mm Watch revision 64 with data on 125 - 300mm projects with projections through 2012 and much more. Includes new data on all the recent output reductions due to the downturn. On SALE for $1,000 versus regular $1,150. BUY NOW! (04/27/2009)
SPECIAL SALE - we are not updating the 2008 IC Technology report for 2009 but we are offering the 2008 report at over one half off. On sale for $500 versus the regular $1,050 price. BUY NOW! (04/27/2009)
New Release - The 2009 Discrete and Power Products Cost Model revision 0902 is now available. The model allows the user to easily calculate the cost of most Power IC and Discrete Products by making selections from drop-down lists. The product runs inside Excel and includes 12 months of free support and upgrades. Revision 0902 adds 6 new processes and 15 new packages. BUY NOW! (04/21/2009)
New Release - Solar Watch revision 07 is now available with coverage of 119 companies and 181 facilities, 2008 actual output and new forecasts for 2009 through 2012. We have also continued adding data by facility in addition to summary data by company. Facility data now covers over 100% of worldwide capacity. Includes 12 months of updates. BUY NOW! (04/14/2009)
New Release - The 2009 Discrete and Power Products Cost Model revision 0901 is now available. The model allows the user to easily calculate the cost of most Power IC and Discrete Products by making selections from drop-down lists. The product runs inside Excel and includes 12 months of free support and upgrades. Revision 0901 adds 12 new processes and 1 new package. BUY NOW! (04/04/2009)
New Economics Data - Industry Status as of April 2009 - February 2009 revenue of $13.40 billion dollars (actual not moving average) is down 27.3% versus Februaury of 2008 following Janaury being down 31.5%. We are now forecasting -19% growth for the year overall. (04/04/2009)

March - 2009

New Release - The 2009 MEMS Cost Model revision 0903 is now available. The 2009 model is a complete MEMS costing solution and supports up to 2 MEMS die and up to 2 IC die per package and also includes packaging and test costs. The model includes many popular MEMS products as predefined products. When you select a predefined product you get fill in help for all of the model settings. The model also supports user defined products and processes. The 0903 release adds a cost per step page. BUY NOW! (03/30/2009)
Special Offer and Sale - Order the 2008 IC Economics report between now and June at the current sale price of $1,000 and get the 2009 IC Economics report as a free upgrade when it is released. The IC Economics report covers the IC market, materials and equipment markets, 300mm, foundries, design, IC economics, fabrication, test and packaging costs and much more. ORDER NOW! (03/24/2009)
Updated data - new utilization data is now available. (03/17/2009)
New Release - Solar Watch revision 06 is now available with coverage of 117 companies and 179 facilities, 2008 actual output and new forecasts for 2009 through 2012. We have also continued adding data by facility in addition to summary data by company. Facility data now covers over 100% of worldwide capacity. Includes 12 months of updates. BUY NOW! (03/16/2009)
New Economics Article - Solar Status March 2009 (03/16/2009)
New Release and SALE - Now shipping 300mm Watch revision 63 with data on 125 - 300mm projects with projections through 2012 and much more. Includes new data on all the recent output reductions due to the downturn. On SALE for $1,000 versus regular $1,150. BUY NOW! (03/09/2009)
New Economics Article - Industry Status as of March 2009 - January 2009 revenue of $13.7 billion dollars (actual not moving average) has begun 2009 down 31.5% versus January of 2008. (03/02/2009)

February - 2009

New Product - The 2009 Discrete and Power Products Cost Model is now available. The model allows the user to easily calculate the cost of most Power IC and Discrete Products by making selections from drop-down lists. The product runs inside Excel and includes 12 months of free support and upgrades. BUY NOW! (02/25/2009)
New Release - The 2009 MEMS Cost Model revision 0902 is now available. The 2009 model is a complete MEMS costing solution and supports up to 2 MEMS die and up to 2 IC die per package and also includes packaging and test costs. The model includes many popular MEMS products as predefined products. When you select a predefined product you get fill in help for all of the model settings. The model also supports user defined products and processes. The 0902 release user defined processes and materials and other updates. BUY NOW (02/20/2009)
New Release - the 2009 IC Cost Model revision 0902 is now available with updated data, new features and support for 399 processes including expanded 32nm coverage. The price includes updates and support for all of 2009. BUY NOW! (02/20/2009
Updated data - foundry utilization data is now available for Q4. (02/10/2009)
New Release and SALE - Now shipping 300mm Watch revision 62 with data on 124 - 300mm projects with projections through 2012 and much more. Includes data on the first production 300mm Fab shut down. On SALE for $1,000 versus regular $1,150. BUY NOW! (02/09/2009)
Industry Status as of February 2009 - December ended 2008 with -32.1% growth bringing the year down to -1.9% growth. The big question now is how negative will 2009 be? (02/03/2009)

January - 2009

New Release - the 2009 IC Cost Model revision 0901 is now available with updated data, new features and support for 393 processes including expanded 32nm coverage. The price includes updates and support for all of 2009. BUY NOW! (01/26/2009)
New Release - The 2009 MEMS Cost Model revision 0901 is now available. The 2009 model is a complete MEMS costing solution and supports up to 2 MEMS die and up to 2 IC die per package and also includes packaging and test costs. The model includes many popular MEMS products as predefined products. When you select a predefined product you get fill in help for all of the model settings. The model also supports user defined products and processes. The 0901 release adds additional detail to the output and other updates. BUY NOW! (01/20/2009)
New Release - Solar Watch revision 5 is now available with coverage of 120 companies and updated data. We have also continued adding data by facility in addition to summary data by company. Facility data now covers over 90% of worldwide capacity, we expect to reach 100% over the next several months. Includes 12 months of updates. BUY NOW! (01/12/2009)
New Economics Article - Solar Status January 2009 (01/12/2009)
300mm article - Our President Scotten W. Jones has written an article on "Status and trends in 300mm manufacturing" for Solid State Technology magazine. The article is available here. (01/08/2009)
Industry Status as of January 2009 - industry growth turned further negative in November at -22.7%. Year to-date growth has now fallen to 1.2%. If December comes in as negative as November the total year will show negative growth! (01/02/2009)
New Release - the 2009 IC Cost Model is now available with updated data, new features and support for 384 processes including extensive 32nm coverage. The price includes updates and support for all of 2009. BUY NOW! (01/01/2009)

December - 2008

New Release and SALE - Now shipping 300mm Watch revision 61 with data on 122 - 300mm projects with projections through 2012 and much more. Includes updated capacity projections factoring in the global financial crisis. On SALE for $1,000 versus regular $1,150. BUY NOW! (12/28/2008)
New Release - Solar Watch revision 4 is now available with coverage of 118 companies and updated data. We have also continued adding data by facility in addition to summary data by company. Facility data now covers 50% of worldwide capacity, we expect to reach 100% over the next several months. Includes 12 months of updates. BUY NOW! (12/22/2008)
New Product - The 2009 MEMS Cost Model is now available. The 2009 model is a complete MEMS costing solution and supports up to 2 MEMS die and up to 2 IC die per package and also includes packaging and test costs. The model includes many popular MEMS products as predefined products. When you select a predefined product you get fill in help for all of the model settings. The model also supports user defined products and processes. BUY NOW! (12/11/2008)
New Release - The 2008 IC Packaging report is now available. Completely revised and updated the 2008 revision is an essential report for anyone who needs the latest information on IC packaging. The report is 96 pages longs with 46 tables and 42 figures. BUY NOW! (12/08/2008)
Industry Status as of December 2008 - industry growth turned sharply negative in October at -10.2%. We are expecting growth for the rest of the year to remain negative and overall growth for the year to come in between 0% and 1%. (12/01/2008)
Updated data - utilization data is now available for Q3. Utilization is falling across all technologies! (12/01/2008).

November - 2008

New Release - Solar Watch revision 3 is now available with coverage of 118 companies and updated data. We have also continued adding data by facility in addition to summary data by company. Facility data now covers 30% of worldwide capacity. We expect to reach 100% over the next several months. Includes 12 months of updates. BUY NOW! (11/24/2008)
Beta Release - 2009 MEMS Cost Model is now in Beta release. The 2009 Model supports multiple MEMs and IC die in one product plus packaging and test costs for a full MEMS product cost modeling solution. Price includes 12 months of updates. BUY NOW and avoid the 2009 price increase. (11/17/2008)
New Products - we are a few days away from releasing a brand new MEMS Cost Model to Beta test. The new MEMS Cost Model is a complete MEMS product cost solution supporting multiple MEMS and IC die per package with packaging and test cost. Buy the current model now and get the new model as a free upgrade. There will be a price increase when the new model is released so act now and save! BUY NOW! (11/10/2008)
New Release and SALE - Now shipping 300mm Watch revision 60 with data on 122 - 300mm projects with projections through 2012 and much more. On SALE for $1,000 versus regular $1,150. BUY NOW! (11/05/2008)
Updated data - Q3 utilization data is now available for the four largest foundries. (11/03/2008)
New Economics Article - Industry Status as of November 2008 - growth continues to be weak and we expect weak growth to continue for the balance of the year. We are now forecasting 4.5% growth for the year overall mainly due to a strong first half. (11/03/2008)

October - 2008

New Release and Special Offer - the 2008 IC Cost Model maintenance release 0808a is now available. Release 0808a includes 370 processes including 32nm and 22nm forecasts. Special offer, buy the 2008 model now and get the 2009 model as a free upgrade. BUY NOW! (10/27/2008)
Article Published - Our President Scott Jones has written an article entitled "Cost Trends in the Semiconductor Industry" that has been published in the September 2008 issue of the GSA's Forum magazine. (10/27/2008)
New Release - Solar Watch revision 2 is now available with coverage of 118 companies and updated data. We have also begun adding data by facility in addition to summary data by company. Includes 12 months of updates. BUY NOW! (10/20/2008
New Economics Article - Industry Status as of October 2008 - growth continues to weaken. We now expect 2008 to show 4.5% overall growth for the year. (10/06/2008)
SALE - The 2008 IC Economics report is now on sale for $1,000, $150 off of the regular price. BUY NOW! (10/01/2008)

September - 2008

New Release and Special Offer - the 2008 IC Cost Model release 0808 is now available. Release 0808 includes 370 processes including 32nm and 22nm forecasts. Special offer, buy the 2008 model now and get the 2009 model as a free upgrade. BUY NOW! (09/29/2008)
New Web Site Design – IC Knowledge has been expanding our product offering. We now have products addressing Integrated Circuits, MEMS and Solar. Our new web site design reflects the three core areas that we address. (09/24/2008)
New Release and SALE - Now shipping 300mm Watch revision 59 with data on 122 - 300mm projects with projections through 2012 and much more. On SALE for $1,000 versus regular $1,150. BUY NOW! (09/16/2008)
New Release - Solar Watch revision 1 is now available with coverage of 114 companies, updated data and new analysis. BUY NOW! (09/08/2008)
Industry Status as of September 2008 - a relatively weak July growth of 3.1% brought down the year-to-date growth for the first time this year. July calls into question the outlook for the balance of 2008. (09/27/2008)
Updated data - Q2 utilization data (09/03/2008)
Special Offer - Buy the 2008 IC Cost Model between now and the end of the year and get the 2009 model as a free upgrade. BUY NOW! (09/02/2008)
Special offer - buy the 2007 IC Packaging report between now and when the 2008 report is released and get a free upgrade to the 2008 report. BUY NOW! (09/02/2008)

August - 2008

New Release and SALE - the 2008 IC Cost Model release 0807 is now available. Release 0807 includes 362 processes including 32nm and 22nm forecasts. Now on SALE for $1,700 BUY NOW! (08/25/2008)
Solar Watch - New Product - an excel spreadsheet database listing companies that produce Solar Cells with company name, address, web site, solar cell type, solar cell use, solar cell size and capacity by year. Includes 12 months of updates. Cost $1,000 (new), $750 (renewal). BUY NOW! (08/12/2008)
New Release and SALE - Now shipping 300mm Watch revision 58 with data on 121 - 300mm projects with projections through 2012 and much more. On SALE for $1,000 versus regular $1,150. BUY NOW! (08/08/2008)
New Economics Article - Industry Status as of August 2008 - A strong 10.1% growth rate for June continues the strengthening trend for 2008. In spite of the well documented issues with the US economy we expect 2008 to be a strong year for semiconductors with growth approaching 10% for the year. (08/04/2008)

July - 2008

Updated data - Q2 utilization data (07/31/2008)
New release - 2008 IC Economics report revision 1 has been released with updated 450mm development cost, foundry wafer cost and pricing, and defect density data. (07/30/2008)
New Release and SALE - Now shipping 300mm Watch revision 57 with data on 120 - 300mm projects with projections through 2012 and much more. On SALE for $1,000 versus regular $1,150. BUY NOW! (07/22/2008)
New Release and SALE - the 2008 IC Cost Model release 0806 is now available. Release 0805 includes 361 processes including 32nm and 22nm forecasts. Now on SALE for $1,700 BUY NOW! (07/14/2008)
New Release - the 2008 IC Economics report is now available. The 2008 report is 214 pages long with 190 figures and 56 tables. The report covers the semiconductor, capital and materials markets, design, foundries, 300mm and 450mm wafers, Fab, packaging and test costs, operations and technology. BUY NOW! (07/14/2008)
Report sale2008 IC Technology report BUY NOW!
- Buy the now for $750 versus the regular $1,050 price. (07/10/2008)Cleanroom Reference BUY NOW!
- Buy the Guide for $400 versus the regular $500 price. (07/10/2008)
- Email us to receive the free DRAM sample chapter from the IC Technology report or the free Market Status and Trends chapter from the IC Economics report. (07/10/2008)
New Economics Article - Industry Status as of July 2008 - May showed 9.3% growth bringing the average growth for the year up to 5.4%. We now expect the year to continue to strengthen and average growth for the year to come in at high single digits with 10% growth possible. (07/01/2008)