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December 12, 2018 | SEMIEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Releasing its Year-End Total Equipment Forecast at the annual SEMICON Japan exposition, SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing supply chain, today reported that worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase 9.7% to $62.1 billion in 2018, exceeding the historic high of $56.6 billion set last year. The equipment market is expected to contract 4.0% in 2019 but grow 20.7% to reach $71.9 billion, an all-time high.
The SEMI Year-end Forecast predicts wafer processing equipment will rise 10.2% in 2018 to $50.2 billion. The other front-end segment—consisting of fab facilities equipment, wafer manufacturing, and mask/reticle equipment—is expected to increase 0.9% to $2.5 billion this year. The assembly and packaging equipment segment is projected to grow 1.9% to $4.0 billion in 2018, while semiconductor test equipment is forecast to increase 15.6% to $5.4 billion this year.
In 2018, South Korea will remain the largest equipment market for the second year in a row. China will rise in the rankings to claim the second spot for the first time, dislodging Taiwan, which will fall to the third position. All regions tracked except Taiwan, North America, and Korea will experience growth. China will lead in growth with 55.7%, followed by Japan at 32.5%, Rest of World (primarily Southeast Asia) at 23.7%, and Europe at 14.2%.
For 2019, SEMI forecasts that South Korea, China, and Taiwan will remain the top three markets, with all three regions maintaining their relative rankings. Equipment sales in South Korea is forecast to reach $13.2 billion, in China $12.5 billion, and in Taiwan $11.81 billion. Japan, Taiwan and North America are the only regions expected to experience growth next year. The growth picture is much more optimistic in 2020, with all regional markets expected to increase in 2020, with the market increasing the most in Korea, followed by China, and Rest of World.
The attached results are in terms of market size in billions of U.S. dollars.
The Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) from SEMI provides comprehensive market data for the global semiconductor equipment market. A subscription includes three reports:
- Monthly SEMI Billings Report, an early perspective of the trends in the equipment market
- Monthly Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (SEMS), a detailed report of semiconductor equipment bookings and billings for seven regions and over 22 market segments
- SEMI Mid-Year Forecast, an outlook for the semiconductor equipment market
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