Prices have risen so high, and so much equipment has a long design life and is perfectly good for all but the most advanced circuits that Rosemont, Illinois-based Comdisco Inc is becoming a significant player in the used semiconductor capital equipment market via its Comdisco Electronics Group, which deals in used vapour deposition and epitaxial: now Motorola Inc has named the company its prime supplier of such equipment as it moves to narrow its sources for semiconductor manufacturing equipment from a large number of companies, dealers, and brokers to a few key suppliers; Comdisco typically provides used and refurbished equipment from its own inventory, or acquires equipment through a worldwide network.
