Global Fab Spending to See 2019 Decline, New Highs in 2020

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Memory Spending Declines

A review of fab equipment spending by half year shows that high inventory levels and weakening demand led to a bigger-than-expected decline in DRAM and NAND (3D NAND) in the latter part of 2018, driving down memory spending 14 percent. The downward trend is expected to continue into the first half of 2019, with memory spending dropping 36 percent, though memory spending could rebound 35 percent in the second half of the year. 

Despite the comeback in the second half of 2019, the report points to a 30 percent plunge in overall memory spending for the year after reaching record highs in 2018.

Foundry Spending Falls in Second Half of 2019

Foundry is the second largest sector after memory for fab equipment spending. Over the past two years, the annual share ranged from 25 percent to 30 percent per year. In 2019 and 2020, we expect the yearly share to hold steady at about 30 percent.

Global Fab Spending to See 2019 Decline, New Highs in 2020

And while foundries typically fluctuate less than the memory sector in equipment spending, they are not immune to shifts in the market. For example, following the decline of memory, foundry equipment spending fell by 13 percent in the second half of 2018 from the first half of the year.

SEMI's World Fab Forecast report details fab spending, capacities, and technology geometries by quarter and by product type with over 1,300 front-end fab listings. Since its most recent publication in November 2018, 23 new facilities/lines have been added to the report.

Learn more about the SEMI fab databases.

About SEMI

SEMI® connects more than 2,260 member companies and 1.3 million professionals worldwide to advance the technology and business of electronics manufacturing. SEMI members are responsible for the innovations in materials, design, equipment, software, devices, and services that enable smarter, faster, more powerful, and more affordable electronic products. Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance), FlexTech, the Fab Owners Alliance (FOA) and the MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG) are SEMI Strategic Association Partners, defined communities within SEMI focused on specific technologies. Visit www.semi.org to learn more, contact one of our worldwide offices, and connect with SEMI on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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