Semiconductor manufacturing equipment: steady growth in purchases until 2027
- Authors: Makushin M.1
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Affiliations:
- НОБ «Военные науки и оборонная промышленность» БРЭ
- Issue: No 2 (2025)
- Pages: 80-92
- Section: Manufacturing equipment and process materials
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/1992-4178/article/view/680344
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22184/1992-4178.2025.243.2.80.92
- ID: 680344
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Abstract
The global semiconductor industry is entering a new investment cycle: about $400 billion is planned to be spent on equipment purchases between 2025 and 2027. The growth in investment is due to the increasing demand for advanced semiconductor technologies.
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M. Makushin
НОБ «Военные науки и оборонная промышленность» БРЭ
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Russian FederationReferences
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Fig. 1. The costs of plants for processing 300 mm plates for equipment in the period 2016-2027 (for plants with a probability of implementing cost plans > 50%). Source: SEMI
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Figure 2. Projected investments of 300 mm plate processing plants in equipment, broken down by major countries and regions for the period from 2024 to 2027. Source: SEMI
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Figure 3. Revenue structure from sales of wafer processing plants by purpose for the period 2016-2029. Source: Wafer Fab Equipment Market Monitor, Q3 2024, Yole Intelligence
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Figure 4. Revenue structure from sales of semiconductor devices by end-use in 2023 and 2029 Source: Overview of Semiconductor Foundry Industry report, Yole Intelligence, 2024
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Figure 5. Share of income of suppliers of wafer processing plants from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in global income (by type of equipment) Source: Status of Wafer Fab Equipment Industry Report, Yole Intelligence, 2024
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Figure 6. Structure of semiconductor equipment orders by major countries and regions for the first and fourth quarters of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024 Source: SEMI and SEAJ, June 2024
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