2008 investment slump forecast to continue into 2009. - After excellent results in 2006 and 2007, the shine has been knocked off semiconductor manufacturers in 2008. Facing excess production capacity around the world, semiconductor manufacturers are being forced to rein in their industrial investment projects and this trend is being accentuated by the current gloomy economic and financial outlook and the lack of short-term visibility regarding the consumption of IT, electronic and telecoms...