International Research and Consulting firm, Gartner said that in 2013 the global semiconductor manufacturing equipment spending is forecasted to be total $ 35.8 billion, compared with $ 37.8 billion in 2012 decline by 5.5%; The agency said that as the major manufacturer for market slack remains cautiously attitude, in 2013 capital spending will be reduced by 3.5%. Bob Johnson, Gartner research's vice president, said: "The situation remains weak semiconductor market until the first quarter of 2013, making the new equipment purchases facing downward pressure. Nevertheless, semiconductor devices quarter revenue has begun to improve, in addition, book to bill ratio (book-to-billratio, B / B value) also showed positive equipment spending will be warmed later this year.In 2013, we expect industry will sweep away the current economic uncertainty, all areas of expenditure in the subsequent forecast period would be broadly upward trend. " Gartner predicts that by 2014 semiconductor capital spending will increase by 14.2%, in 2015 will further grow 10.1%. The next cycle of recession in 2016, will be a slight decrease of 3.5%, followed by 2017 will return to positive growth. Although in 2013 capital expenditures of all products of the same shrinking, but the logic spending will become the most robust areas. Relative to the overall market will decline 3.5 percent, down just 2% of the logic expenditure, which a few manufacturers to actively invest in expansion of 30-nm node and below process plant capacity due. Memory performance in the year 2013 remained weak and ineffective in the supply and demand back into balance again before, DRAM market will only maintain the level of investment and maintenance, while the NAND market is somewhat recession. Gartner predicts that 2014 capital expenditures (CAPEX) will rise, compared with 2013 growth of 14.2%. Fab spending this year will increase to approximately 14.3%, while the integrated device manufacturers (IDM) and semiconductor packaging and testing service provider (SATS) expenditures were highly in decline. After 2013, memory 2014 and 2015 grew rapidly, and in 2016 it was cycle recession, but logic market will reproduce stable growth pattern.
