300mm Fab Equipment Investment to Hit Record High in 2021
Published2019.09.06 10:35| Record highs in 2021 and 2023
Korea to invest the most by 2023
On the 3rd, the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) projected that investment in 300mm fab equipment would gradually recover starting in 2020 after a downturn in 2019.
According to the recently updated SEMI 300mm fab outlook report, 300mm fab equipment investment is expected to surpass $60 billion for the first time in 2021 and reach a new high in 2023.
Investment in 300mm fab equipment is expected to be led by the memory, logic, and power semiconductor and foundry sectors by 2023. By region, Korea is expected to be the top region for 300mm fab equipment investment, while Europe/the Middle East and Southeast Asia are also expected to see steady growth between 2019 and 2023.
The number of 300mm fabs and lines is expected to increase by more than 30% from 136 in 2019 to 172 in 2023, and if fabs and lines with currently low investment potential are included, the total is projected to exceed 200 in 2023.
The recently updated SEMI 300mm fab outlook report includes forecasts through 2023 regarding investments in 300mm fab construction and equipment, as well as production volumes and technology investments for other products manufactured on 300mm wafers, such as DRAM, NAND, logic, and power semiconductors.
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