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Semiconductor capital equipment sales declined 11 percent in 05 |
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Mar 21, 2006 at 02:23 PM |
 SEMI has reported that worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment reached $32.88 billion in 2005, a decline of 11 percent over 2004 figures of $37.08 billion.
"This past year marked an anticipated decline in the global semiconductor equipment industry following a large expansion in 2004," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. "However, 2005 still posted the third all-time strongest year for the semiconductor equipment industry."
Only one regional market experienced growth in 2005, that of South Korea, which saw a 26 percent rise in equipment sales sparked by aggressive expansions from Samsung for NAND flash production that made up the largest portion of the US$5.8 billion in expenditures from the country.
China saw the greatest decline in expenditures in 05, according to SEMI, which experienced a 50 percent fall in equipment sales. Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, other areas of Southeast Asia and smaller global markets, declined 36 percent, while Europe dropped 5 percent and North America fell 2 percent. Equipment sales in Japan declined the least amount with only a 1 percent fall over 2004 figures, according to SEMI.
The global wafer processing equipment market segment shrank 10 percent; the assembly and packaging segment declined 13 percent, the total test equipment sales decreased 17 percent.
2004-2005 Semiconductor Capital Equipment Market by World Region
(Dollars in U.S. Millions; Percentage Year-over-Year)
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Region
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2004
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2005
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% Change
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China
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2,683
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1,327
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-50.5
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Europe
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3,444
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3,262
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-5.3
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Japan
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8,276
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8,183
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-1.1
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Korea
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4,614
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5,826
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26.3
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North America
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5,812
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5,702
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-1.9
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Taiwan
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7,762
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5,722
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-26.3
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Rest of World
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4,490
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2,862
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-36.3
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Total Regions
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$37,081
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32,884
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-11.3
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