ClassOne In The News: Analysis: More buyers seen for used fab tools

December 22, 2009

Magazine: EE Times – The market for refurbished, second-hand semiconductor manufacturing equipment has traditionally been a difficult one to gauge, typically operating in semi-secrecy. Neither the vendors who sell used equipment nor the companies that buy it have typically been anxious to publicize transactions. Buying second-hand gear has been considered unglamorous at best, unsavory at worst. But this negative connotation may be going away, according to insiders, who say the glut of used equipment thrown onto the market as a result of the downturn has made buyers of companies who once shied away from second-hand gear.