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Global Fab Equipment Spending on Track for 2024 Recovery: SEMI

Spending for front-end facilities is expected to decrease 22% year-over-year (YoY) to US$76 billion in 2023 from a record high of US$98 billion in 2022.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to decrease 22% year-over-year (YoY) to US$76 billion in 2023 from a record high of US$98 billion in 2022 before rising 21% YoY to US$92 billion in 2024 to reclaim lost ground, SEMI announced in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report. The 2023 decline will stem from weakening chip demand and higher inventory of consumer and mobile devices. Next year’s fab equipment spending recovery will be driven in part by the end of...

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