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IC industry R&D grew 0.5% last year, says IC Insights
2016-01-22 19:47:33| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Semiconductor industry R&D spend grew by 0.5% in 2015, which was the smallest increase since the 2009 downturn year and significantly below the CAGR of 4% in R&D expenditures during the last 10 years, according to IC Insights' McClean RePort 2016. The half-percent increase nudged worldwide R&D spending by semiconductor companies to a new record-high level of $56.4 billion in 2015 from the previous peak of $54.1 billion set in 2014.
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