Chip making equipment market to bounce back in 2014

Chip making equipment market to bounce back in 2014

The market for chip manufacturing equipment is going to be worth $35.8 billion in 2013, a fall of 5.5 percent from 2012, according to market research firm Gartner Inc.

Overall the semiconductor industry's capital spending – which can include things like construction of buildings – will decrease by 3.5 percent in 2013, the firm said.

However, Gartner reckons that 2014 and 2015 will be boom years across most of the types of semiconductor manufacturing test and assembly and packaging. In 2014 capital spending will increase 14.2 per cent, followed by 10.1 per cent growth in 2015 (see table below).

Capital spending for logic chip manufacture is stronger than spending for memory in 2013. Logic spending will only decline 2 percent while memory spending will continue to be weak. In 2014 the foundry segment is set to increase its spending while integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), and semiconductor assembly and test services providers will show spending declines.


Click on image to enlarge.

Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment market forecast, 2012 to 2017 (in millions of US dollars). Source: Gartner.

"Weak semiconductor market conditions, which continued into the first quarter of 2013, generated downward pressure on new equipment purchases," said Bob Johnson, research vice president at Gartner, in a statement. "However, semiconductor equipment quarterly revenues are beginning to improve and positive movement in the book-to-bill ratio indicates that spending for equipment will pick up later in the year. Looking beyond 2013, we expect that the current economic malaise will have worked its way through the industry and spending will follow a generally increasing pattern in all sectors throughout the rest of the forecast period."

Related links and articles:

Synopsys, Imagination make gains in semi IP ranking

Qualcomm's profit hurt by competition from China

Indian chip market set to jump 20 percent in 2013

Welcome to SUV System Ltd!

SUV System Ltd is ISO 90012008 Certified electronics distributor with 10 years of experiences.

We have built up long term business relationship with about many companies which are stockers and authorized agents. we have a steady and reliable supply to meet customer's demands to the greatest extent .Confidently, we are able to lower your cost and support your business with our years of professional service.

SUV System Ltd is Electronic Components Distributor Supplies,Find Quality Electronic Components Supplies Products IC(Integrated Circuits),Connectors,Capacitor,Resistors,Diodes,Transistors,LED at Suvsystem.com. Sourcing Other Energy, Environment, Excess Inventory Products from Manufacturers and Suppliers at Suvsystem.com

Electronic Components distributor:http://www.suvsystem.com

Connectors Distributor:http://www.suvsystem.com/l/Connectors-1.html

IC Distributor:http://www.suvsystem.com/l/IC(Integrated-Circuits)-1.html

LED Distributor:http://www.suvsystem.com/l/LED-1.html

Capacitor Distributor:http://www.suvsystem.com/l/Capacitor-1.html

Transistor Distributor:http://www.suvsystem.com/l/Transistors-1.html

Resistor Distributor:http://www.suvsystem.com/l/Resistors-1.html

Diode Distributor:http://www.suvsystem.com/l/Diodes-1.html

SUV System Ltd insists on the managing faith ofsincereness,speciality,foresight, win-win,so we build up stable-relationship customers located all over the world, including the States, Europe, Argentina, UAE, Malaysia, Australia,and India etc

we are focus on the following fields,and hope we can help you.

C0402C152K3HAC C0402C152K3GACTU C0402C152K3GAC7867 C0402C152K3GAC C0402C152J5RACTU C0402C152J5RAC C0402C152J5HACTU C0402C152J5HAC C0402C152J5GACTU C0402C152J5GAC7867 C0402C152J4RACTU C0402C152J4RAC C0402C152J4GAC7867 C0402C152J4GAC C0402C152J3RAL7867 C0402C159C5GAC C0402C159C4GACTU C0402C159C3GACTU C0402C159C3GAC C0402C159B5GACTU C0402C159B5GAC C0402C159B4GAC C0402C153M9RACTU C0402C153M8RACTU C0402C153M8PAC C0402C153M5RACTU C0402C153M4RACTU C0402C153M4RAC7867 C0402C153M4RAC C0402C153K9RACTU C0402C153K9RAC7867 C0402C153K9RAC C0402C153K9PACTU C0402C153K9PAC7867 C0402C153K9PAC C0402C153K8RAL C0402C153K8RACTU C0402C153K8RAC C0402C153K8PACTU C0402C153K8PAC7867
http://www.suvsystem.com/a/3054.aspx