Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron Merger will have Major Impact on Semiconductor, Display Equipment Field

The semiconductor market and its suppliers have been struggling in recent years, as prices and profits have declined. As a result, companies are looking for ways to improve their margins, whether it is through cutting costs or developing synergies. The announcement last month that Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA, the world’s largest semiconductor and display equipment manufacturer, and Tokyo Electron Limited, the third-largest semiconductor equipment producer, are merging is big news in th...