SEMIprojectsthatworldwidesalesofnewsemiconductormanufacturingequipmentwillreach$38.2billionin2012,accordingtotheyear-endSEMISemiconductorEquipmentConsensusForecast,releasedheretodayattheannualSEMICONJapanexposition.Followingamulti-yearexpansionperiod,semiconductorequipmentsalesareexpectedtomoderatebeforepostinglowdouble-digitgrowthin2014.
Aftera151percentmarketincreasein2010anda9.0percentincreasein2011,theequipmentmarketisexpectedtocontractby12.2percentin2012.Growthisexpectedinjusttworegionsin2012Taiwan(12.7percentincreaseover2011)andSouthKorea(10.7percentincrease).In2012,TaiwanandSouthKoreaeachwillreachequipmentsalesof$9.6billion,withNorthAmericansalestotaling$8.0billion.RestofWorld(ROW),Europe,andJapanarethemostnegativelyimpactedin2012.
In2013,China,TaiwanandJapanareexpectedtohaveslighttomoderatepositivegrowth.Whiletheoverall2013forecastindicatesanother2.1percentreductioninsales,2014salesareexpectedtoreboundincreasing12.5percentwithallregionsincreasingsales.
Salesofsemiconductormanufacturingequipmentin2012reflectsignificantinvestmentsoverthepriortwoyears,normalpatternsofindustrycyclicalityandaslowdowninthebroadereconomy,saidDennyMcGuirk,presidentandCEOofSEMI.Whatsmoreimportantisthattechnologyinvestmentsattheadvancednodesandinleading-edgepackagingremainimportantdrivers,andwhenmarketconfidencereturns,weexpectcapacityinvestmentstoincrease.
Waferprocessingequipment,thelargestproductsegmentbydollarvalue,isexpectedtodecrease14.8percentin2012to$29.3billion,andremainatapproximatelythatsamelevelin2013.Theforecastpredictsthatthemarketforassemblyandpackagingequipmentwilldeclineby5.1percentto$3.2billionin2012.Themarketforsemiconductortestequipmentisforecastedtodeclineby4.8percent,reaching$3.6billionthisyear.Onthepositiveside,theOtherFrontEndcategory(fabfacilities,mask/reticle,andwafermanufacturingequipment)isexpectedinincrease6.3percentin2012.
ThefollowingresultsaregivenintermsofmarketsizeinbillionsofU.S.dollarsandpercentagegrowthovertheprioryear:
Source:SEMIDecember2012
Note:Totalsandpercentagesmaydifferduetoroundingofnumbers
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