For the semiconductor industry, you are trying to assess the bargaining power of equipment suppliers who sell semiconductor fabrication equipment to the industry. Which of the following conditions, if true, would be associated with WEAKER bargaining power for (and thus a lower threat from) these equipment suppliers:

Group of answer choices

a. Because of significant semiconductor plant construction, demand for semiconductor fabrication equipment is increasing.

b. Semiconductor manufacturers can develop/build their own semiconductor equipment, if they so choose.

c. There are only a very small number of semiconductor equipment suppliers that sell equipment to semiconductor manufacturers.

d. The semiconductor equipment suppliers have control over valuable technology that is not available to new companies seeking to make semiconductor equipment.

e. Each semiconductor equipment supplier makes unique equipment, so that semiconductor manufacturers go to different suppliers for different needs.