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Global Fab Equipment Spending Poised to Set Record in 2021
Expect slow recovery in 2020 to pave the way to a record next year
Fab Equipment Spending Crawls Out of Slump in Second Half 2019 – But Roller Coast to Continue in 2020
Global fab equipment spending is slowly crawling out of its slump in the second half of 2019 with a pickup in investments in memory – particularly 3D NAND – leading-edge logic and foundries. Compared to the first half of 2019, the second half smacks...
Nearly $50 Billion in Fabs to Start Construction in 2020
After a downturn in 2019, investments in new fab projects starting construction is expect to jump US$12 billion to nearly US$50 billion in 2020, with China accounting for the bulk of the investments, according to the latest update of the World Fab...
Dark Clouds Appear in Sunny Skies
SEMI Fab report reveals deepening slowdown for leading-edge investments, but the outlook remains still sunny for mature technologies
New Fabs Invest Over $220 Billion
Global fab equipment spending will increase 14 percent this year to US$62.8 billion and is expected to rise 7.5 percent, to US$67.5 billion, in 2019, marking the fourth consecutive year of spending growth and the highest investment year for fab...