The Japanese media "Asahi Shimbun" pointed out that the European debt crisis led to the global economic downturn, and semiconductor manufacturers' attitude toward equipment investment also tends to be conservative and they are not afraid to pay attention to capital.

According to the Market Demand Forecast Survey conducted by the Japanese Semiconductor Equipment Association (SEAJ) for the fiscal year 2011 to 2013 (April 2011 to March 2014), Japan's semiconductor equipment production is likely to decline for the second year in a row, and the 2011 fiscal year's turnover is about 1.16 trillion yen (approximately 1.5 billion U.S. dollars) has decreased by 5.9% from fiscal year 2010, and fiscal year 2012 may continue to decline, with an estimated turnover of approximately 1.12 trillion yen, and a further decrease of 3.8% from fiscal year 2011.

According to the results of the Japan Semiconductor Equipment Association’s market forecast survey, during the fiscal year 2011–2012, the market for semiconductor products needed for smart phones was weak, and DRAM prices continued to fall, causing factories to be reluctant to invest in OEMs. produce.

Even so, 2013 fiscal year is expected to improve, and the market demand for smart phones and new notebook computers (NBs) will increase, which may create a turnover of 1.34 trillion yen, a 20% increase over fiscal 2010.

On the other hand, the flat-panel display equipment produced in Japan is also expected to recover in fiscal year 2013. As many motor manufacturers decided to focus on large-size TV products, they decided to invest in the large-size panel business, and manufacturers also benefited.

Asahi Shimbun pointed out that the sales volume of flat panel display equipment in fiscal year 2011 is about 3,150! Billion yen, a decrease of 18% over fiscal year 2010. In fiscal year 2012, it was approximately 200 billion yen, down 36.5% from 2011. However, fiscal year 2013 may turn for the better. Due to the large number of manufacturers investing in mainland China to set up television product lines, the annual turnover may be Restored to 300 billion yen.