The semiconductor manufacturing industry is facing once again a period of uncertainty. The race for leadership in semiconducting manufacturing technology continues to drive the entire industry but this stands a chance to deliver serious and even potentially damaging consequences to companies within the industry, if they do not establish solid manufacturing strategies. The core issues are:  How much capacity they are using; what they will need in the future; what level is it being utilized; and where are manufacturing lines gathering dust. iSuppli’s semiconductor manufacturing and industrial market research lets you put down the semiconductor data sheets by tracking changes in both semiconductor equipment and semiconductor technology while offering perspectives on strategies and trends giving you the knowledge to make key manufacturing resource planning decisions needed in the semiconductor marketplace.