Tag: spending
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Global spending on semiconductor fabrication equipment forecast to reach ‘all-time high’ of almost $100 billion in 2022
Global fabrication equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to increase approximately 9 percent year-over-year to a new “all-time high” of $99 billion in 2022, according to SEMI. The industry association revealed its prediction in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report. The report also shows the global fab equipment industry increasing capacity this year…
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Global spending on semiconductor fabrication equipment expected to reach record $109 billion
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to increase 20 percent year-over-year to an all-time high of $109 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth following a 42 percent surge in 2021. This is according to industry association SEMI, which published the figure in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast…
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Spending on semiconductor fabrication equipment expected to reach record $107 billion in 2022
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to jump 18 percent year-over-year to an all-time high of $107 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth following a 42 percent surge in 2021, according to a report by industry association SEMI. Ajit Manocha, president and CEO of SEMI, says: “Crossing the…
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Pandemic lockdowns boost consumer robotics market to $10 billion in 2020 revenues
Lockdowns around the world caused by the coronavirus pandemic have provided a boost to the consumer robotics market, according to ABI Research. The consumer robotic market pushed through the pandemic’s disruption to deliver continued growth in 2020 as consumers spent more time at home and invested in robotic offerings that made life simpler. Global tech…
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China’s biggest chipmaker to double investment in capital goods to $7 billion
China’s largest chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International is to double its investment in capital goods to $6.7 billion, according to a report on the Nikkei Asian Review website. The company is somewhat flush with cash as a result of net profit skyrocketing by 644 percent in the second quarter. Part of the increase is due to…
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Spending on chip manufacturing equipment to reach record high of $70 billion in 2021
Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to increase six percent to $63.2 billion in 2020, compared to $59.6 billion in 2019, before logging record high revenue of $70 billion in 2021 on the strength of double-digit growth, according to industry association SEMI. The group revealed the figures is its…
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Semiconductor fabricators expected to spend record $68 billion in 2021
Semiconductor fabrication companies are expected to log record spending of nearly $68 billion in 2021 after the 2020 lull caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to industry association SEMI. “2021 is poised to mark a banner year for global fab equipment spending with 24 percent growth to a record $67.7 billion, 10 percent higher than…