Providetechnicalsupport and drive continuousimprovements in manufacturingprocess capability, capacity and productivity at the site (s) to ensuresafe and optimalprocessutilization.
Gartner contends wafer fab manufacturingcapacityutilization will decline below 80 percent by the end of 2012 before slowly increasing to about 85 percent by the end of 2013.
U.S. economic data due for release Friday is heavy and includes the consumer price index, real earnings, retail sales, industrial production and capacityutilization, manufacturing and trade inventory and sales, and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey.