Monthly Q and A

Past Questions and their Answers

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December In the semiconductor industry what is the biggest reason for a supplier to establish a local presence in a particular region of the world?
November The semiconductor equipment industry has in the past had a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) in the 15%-25% range. What will the CAGR be over the period of 1998-2008, which we are half-way through?
October It is not uncommon to find organizations in the SEM industry to be "Order-Driven" Enterprises. What do we mean by this?
September What is a "Pitchpak?"
August When quoting delivery terms to a customer, what do ARO and AAO mean?
July Knowing the demographics of your market is important. What percent of market share did the top 50 integrated device companies (non-foundry) capture in 2000-2003 period?
June In the semiconductor equipment and materials industry is the sales function become bigger or smaller?
May In the semiconductor industry IDMs (Integrated Device Manufacturers) tend to change strategic direction periodically. Which IDM currently has the following stated strategy—“To be the preeminent building block supplier to the worldwide internet economy”?
April Inside today’s IDMs (Integrated Device Manufacturers) vendors typically encounter committees. There are two types of committees that are prevalent. Name them.
March PRC (mainland China) has made a major commitment to become a dominant semiconductor manufacturer. Which Chinese company is the country’s first foundry and currently constructing a state-of-the-art fab, scheduled to open in late 2004?
February If you sell to IDMs (integrated Device Manufacturers) and want to identify the largest likely consumers of your products, tracking which of the following would be most beneficial: chip sales in dollars or chip sales in units?

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