After a lapse of 17 years, global semiconductor manufacturing equipment shipments will hit new heights

According to the "Nihon Keizai Shimbun" reported on December 13, the global semiconductor manufacturing equipment market will record a record high for 17 years. The International Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Association (SEMI) announced on December 12 that global shipments in 2017 are expected to increase 35.6% year-on-year to $55.9 billion. The increase in investment in storage production remains strong, and it is expected to increase by 7.5% year-on-year in 2018. For Japanese companies, manufacturers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment such as Tokyo Electronics have begun to strengthen factories.

Tokyo Electronic Co., Ltd. responds to orders at full load and adjusts the shift schedule for employees to increase production efficiency. Tokyo Electron Miyagi Co., Ltd., an "etching equipment" manufacturer that forms electronic circuits on semiconductors, plans to add a production line in 2018 and increase production capacity to about 2 times in 2019.

With the increase in data center demand brought about by the “Internet of Things (IoT)”, shipments of semiconductor production equipment have soared. The 3D vertically stacked NAND flash memory and DRAM memory that can increase the data capacity perform strongly, and the supply continues to be insufficient.

In particular, there is a shortage of special manufacturing equipment required to produce 3D vertically stacked NAND flash memories, which has led to the pattern of memory companies competing for US Pan-Lin Group and Tokyo Electronics manufacturing equipment. Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest manufacturer, will invest 1 trillion yen in equipment investment in memory.

Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment shipments will record high in 17 years

Judging from the shipments in each region (2017 forecast), South Korea increased 2.3 times year-on-year to 17.9 billion U.S. dollars, ranking first, and about US$5.3 billion higher than Taiwan. Previously, due to Taiwan's integrated circuit manufacturing (referred to as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., TSMC), Taiwan had the top five consecutive years. In mainland China, domestic companies and US-based Intel, Samsung, and other foreign giants have stepped up their investment, ranking third in the year after 2016.

The International Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Association predicts that the semiconductor industry will maintain strong equipment demand in 2018, taking into account the increase in data traffic, the popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), and the large number of electronic components used in automobiles. The manufacturing equipment industry is boiling because of the explosive market, but there are also dead ends. As the yield of semiconductor manufacturers increases, the memory shortage situation will be eased, and the price of the product may begin to decline.

Tsuneo Masaru, president of Tokyo Electron, predicts that demand for equipment will remain strong, but if progress is made in improving yields, "there is a possibility of excess supply of storage and a decline in demand for manufacturing equipment." The possibility of inadequate supply of components for semiconductor manufacturing equipment Tsunei Shigeo stated that "we will work with parts suppliers to advance preparations to avoid component shortages."

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