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Fab equipment spending moving represent a staggering growth of 248%.
toward $107B record this year While comparatively smaller, this would
represent a staggering growth of 248%
MILPITAS, Calif. — Global fab equip- YoY.
ment spending for front-end facilities
is expected to jump 18% year-over- Taiwan, Korea and SE Asia
year to an all-time high of $107 billion Taiwan, Korea and Southeast Asia are also
in 2022. This will mark a third consec- expected to register record high invest-
utive year of growth following a 42% ments in 2022. In the Americas, the report
surge in 2021, shows fab equipment spending peaking at
$9.8 billion by 2023.
Historic milestone
“Crossing the $100 billion mark in spend- The SEMI World Fab Forecast report shows
ing on global fab equipment for the first the global industry increasing capacity 8%
time is a historic milestone for the semi- this year after a 7% rise in 2021. Capacity
conductor industry,” said Ajit Manocha, growth is expected to continue increasing,
president and CEO of SEMI. rising 6% in 2023.
“This significant achievement is a tribute The fab equipment industry last saw a YoY
to the relentless drive to add and upgrade growth rate of 8% in 2010, when it topped
capacity to address a diverse range of 16 million wafers per month (200mm
markets and emerging applications, solidi- equivalents) — nearly half of the 29 million
fying expectations for long-term industry wafers per month (200mm equivalents)
growth to enable electronics for the digital projected for 2023.
world.”
Capacity increases
“Global fab equipment spending is fore- Over 83% of equipment spending in 2022
cast to have another healthy year in 2023 will stem from capacity increases at 150
and is expected to remain above the $100 fabs and production lines, a proportion ex-
billion mark,” said Sanjay Malhotra, vice pected to edge down to 81% next year as
president of corporate marketing and the 122 known fabs and lines add capacity.
Market Intelligence Team at SEMI.
As expected, the foundry sector, with a
Steady growth share of about 50%, will account for the
“We expect global semiconductor capacity bulk of equipment spending in 2022 and
to maintain steady growth this year and in 2023, followed by memory at 35%. The
2023.” two sectors also represent most of the ca-
pacity increases.
Taiwan is expected to lead fab equipment
spending in 2022, increasing investments The SEMI World Fab Forecast report lists
56% YoY to $35 billion, followed by Ko- 1,426 facilities and lines globally, including
rea at $26 billion, a 9% rise, and China at 124 future facilities and lines with various
$17.5 billion, a 30% drop from its peak probabilities that are expected to start vol-
last year. ume production no sooner than 2022.
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