Chipmakers still shoveling cash into new fabs as demand slows
Investment in semiconductor fab equipment is set to grow 9 percent to a new global high of $99 billion by the end of 2022 as the industry continues to boost capacity despite the worsening global economic outlook.report published by SEMI, the industry association for the electronics manufacturing and supply chain. It claims the semiconductor equipment industry has increased capacity this year and will do so again in 2023.
"After achieving a record level in 2022, the global fab equipment market is projected to remain healthy next year driven by new fabs and upgrade activity," SEMI president and CEO Ajit Manocha said in a statement.a record $8.7 billion in orders for the second quarter of this year, and said it was seeing"extraordinary demand for its chipmaking machines.
According to SEMI, global semiconductor capacity has already increased 8 percent this year following a 7.4 percent rise in 2021. It says the fab equipment industry last experienced a year-on-year growth rate of this size in 2010, when it surpassed 16 million wafers per month. In contrast, SEMI projects the industry will reach 29 million wafers per month in 2023, with capacity increasing 5.3 percent year-on-year.
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