International Research and Consulting firm ，Gartner said that in 2013 the global semiconductor manufacturing equipment spending is expected to be total $ 34.6 billion , compared with $ 37.8 billion in 2012 decline by 8.5% . Gartner said that as the mobile phone market becoming soft lead 28nm disinvestment , 2013 capital spending will be reduced by 6.8%. Gartner research vice president DeanFreeman said: "The weakness in the semiconductor market situation continued into the first quarter of 2013 , making the new equipment purchases facing downward pressure . Nevertheless, semiconductor devices quarter revenues have begun to improve , in addition, the book to bill ratio (book- to-billratio) also showed positive equipment spending will be warmed later this year . 2013 , we expect the semiconductor industry will sweep away the current economic uncertainty , all areas of expenditure in the subsequent increase in the forecast period will show a trend broadly . "Logic expenditure capital expenditure in 2013 has always been the main driving force ; however , the mobile phone market has been inhibited chemotaxis soft on 28nm third quarter investment in this situation is expected to continue into the fourth quarter of 2013 . Memory spending is already showing improvement , the second half of its total expenditures in 2013 to be better than the first half . Gartner said that capital spending is highly concentrated in a few companies . Intel , TSMC and Samsung and other manufacturers that accounted for the first three in 2013 spending more than half. The top five semiconductor manufacturers has exceeded 2013 total 65% of the total expenditure , the top ten enterprises has reached more 76% of the total expenditure . 2013 after spending potential bullish market improves memory drive with increased production capacity, Intel later this year will also be put into production in early 14nm .
