September 2012 - Page 6 of 6 - Semiconductor Engineering


Front-End Fab Equipment Spending To Grow 17% In 2013


By Christian Gregor Dieseldorff SEMI just released an update to its World Fab Forecast database, which indicates that total fab spending for equipment needed to ramp fabs, upgrade technology nodes, and expand or change wafer size could increase 16.7 percent in 2013 to reach a new record high of $42.7 billion. The estimate includes new equipment, used equipment, or in-house equipment but exclu... » read more

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