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Semiconductor equipment set
new record of $108.5B in 2022
TOKYO — Global sales of total semi-
conductor manufacturing equipment
by original equipment manufactur-
ers are forecast to reach a new high
of $108.5 billion in 2022, rising 5.9%
from the previous industry record of
$102.5 billion in 2021.
SEMI Forecast
The sales number was released at SEMI’s
Year-End Total Semiconductor Equipment
Forecast – OEM Perspective at SEMICON
Japan 2022.
The record-high caps three consecutive
years of record revenue. The global to-
tal semiconductor manufacturing equip-
ment market is expected to contract to
$91.2 billion next year before rebounding
in 2024 driven by both the front-end and
back-end segments.
Record fab construction
Record fab constructions have driven total
semiconductor manufacturing equipment
sales to cross the $100 billon mark for a
JANUARY 2023
second straight year,” said Ajit Manocha,
SEMI president and CEO.
Emerging applications
“Emerging applications in multiple markets
have set expectations for signifi cant semi-
conductor industry growth this decade,
which will necessitate further investments
to expand production capacity.”
The wafer fab equipment segment, which
includes wafer processing, fab facilities,
and mask/reticle equipment, is projected
to expand 8.3% to a new industry record
of $94.8 billion in 2022, followed by a
16.8% contraction to $78.8 in 2023 billion
before rebounding 17.2% to $92.4 billion
in 2024.
Equipment sales in the foundry and logic
egment, accounting for more than half of
total wafer fab equipment receipts, are
expected to rise 16% year-over-year to
$53.0 billion in 2022 as demand for both
leading-edge and mature nodes remain
strong.
Foundry and logic investments
Foundry and logic investments are pro-
jected to de-
crease in 2023,
leading to an
expected 9%
drop in sales
across the seg-
ment.
As enterprise
and consumer
demand for
memory and
storage weak-
ens, DRAM
equipment sales
are expected to
fall 10% to
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