Saratoga, California – June 28, 2004 – The Silicon Valley’s most accurate forecasting company for the semiconductor and related industries today introduced a new forecasting service for the materials and equipment-components market. The service predicts the turning-points of Underlying Demand for materials and components for Worldwide as well as all the major regions. When overlaid on historical industry data of the last 10 years, the forecast accurately predicted all cycles including the onset of the 2001 recession and the following recovery. 

“We are pleased to be able to provide the semiconductor equipment and materials industry with a service that is capable of assessing the amount of over-heating in the market, which is crucial for determining the onset of an impending recession,” said Rosa Luis, Director of Marketing and Sales for Advanced Forecasting. “The service also has the distinct advantage of predicting sales of company-specific semiconductor equipment, materials, and related components product-lines with a forecast horizon of between 4 and 10 months.” 

The off-the-shelf materials and components forecasts provide a 5 month horizon of underlying demand for IC Units and Wafers sales. “This forecasting service, like the rest of our portfolio, is based on quantitative models that have predicted 90% of the major turning-points of the Silicon Cycle without any retroactive modifications during the last 18 years,” added Luis.  

Advanced Forecasting will present a preview of this service as well as an exclusive review of its forecasts for IC demand, wafers’ demand, wafer processing equipment sales, and test and assembly equipment sales during its annual “Forecasting Techniques for the SEM Industry” workshop at SEMICON West, San Francisco, on July 13, 2004.  

To receive a sample of the Materials and Equipment-Components Turning-Points Forecasting Service, please email Rosa Luis at the address listed below.  

Founded in 1987, Advanced Forecasting is a leader in forecasting demand for semiconductors, semiconductor equipment and materials industries. Reliance on quantitative models has allowed Advanced Forecasting to accurately predict 90% of the IC Industry’s major turning points over the last 18 years. Advanced Forecasting uses a purely quantitative forecasting model, a unique and highly sought-after viewpoint that is never modified retroactively, thus appealing to high-level executives and industry leaders. It provides the industry's most accurate market forecasts and has acquired, in its eighteen years, a user base of more than 400 companies worldwide.

Contact:

Rosa Luis
Director of Marketing and Sales
Advanced Forecasting
rosal@adv-forecast.com
Phone: 1.408.725.2964

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