Semi Fab Equipment Market Down 46% in '09
SAN JOSE – Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $15.92 billion in 2009, a 46% year-over-year decline, SEMI reports.
The data are based on reports by members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan.
Spending rates declined by double-digits for all regions, with the steepest contraction reported for Japan.
By segment, global wafer processing equipment market fell 46%, assembly and packaging segment decreased 31%, and total test equipment sales decreased 55% . Other front-end equipment sales declined 44% in 2009.
2008-2009 Semiconductor Capital Equipment Market by World Region
(In US billions; percentage is year-over-year)
| 2008 | 2009 | % Change |
Taiwan | 5.01 | 4.35 | -13.2 |
North America | 5.63 | 3.39 | -39.7 |
South Korea | 4.89 | 2.60 | -46.9 |
Japan | 7.04 | 2.23 | -68.3 |
Rest of World | 2.61 | 1.44 | -44.9 |
Europe | 2.45 | 0.97 | -60.6 |
China | 1.89 | 0.94 | -50.1 |
Total | 29.52 | 15.92 | -46.1 |
