Gartner diz que despesas semicondutoras de capital mundial devem aumentar em mais de 11% em 2014

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As despesas de semicondutoras de capital mundial estão projetadas para um total de $64,5 bilhões em 2014, um aumento de 11,4% dos gastos em relação aos $57,8 bilhões em 2013, de acordo com o Gartner, Inc., líder mundial em pesquisa e aconselhamento sobre tecnologia. Os gastos com equipamentos de capital aumentarão 17,1% neste ano, conduzidos pela forte média de preço de vendas de memória e a crescente demanda por produtos de consumidor (ver tabela1).

Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Capital Spending to Increase by More Than 11 Per Cent in 2014

Memory Manufacturers Enjoy Strong Pricing Environment, Setting Stage for Renewed Spending Growth

STAMFORD, Conn., 16 October, 2014 — Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to total $64.5 billion in 2014, an increase of 11.4 per cent from 2013 spending of $57.8 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. Capital equipment spending will increase 17.1 per cent in 2014, driven by strong memory average selling prices and increased demand for consumer products (see Table 1).

For 2014, Gartner’s forecast for semiconductor equipment has been increased slightly from the previous forecast. Longer term, Gartner expects modest growth through the semiconductor cycle, with just a modest pause in the equipment market expected in 2016.

“While capital spending outperformed equipment spending in 2013, the reverse will hold true for 2014,” said David Christensen, senior research analyst at Gartner. “Total capital spending will grow 11.4 per cent in 2014, compared with 7.1 per cent in our prior forecast — a result of Samsung increasing its announced spending plans to $14 billion. Equipment spending will increase 17.1 per cent, as manufacturers pull back on new fab construction and concentrate on ramping up new capacity instead.”

In recent years, the equipment industry has realised significant consolidation, as major vendors have acquired complementary and competitive companies. As equipment advancements will lead to higher development costs, the trend of industry consolidation should be expected to continue.

Foundries will continue to outspend the logic integrated device manufacturers in 2014. Foundry spending is expected to increase by 4.5 per cent in contrast with the 0.3 per cent decrease in total logic spending. However, the longer-term outlook for total foundry spending shows a flat profile, as the predicted mobility market saturation will dampen the need for new foundry capacity and creates an environment where existing capacity is upgraded to the latest node. The memory capital expenditure (capex) outlook remains strong for 2014 with a 40 per cent increase anticipated in the current forecast, compared with a 25 per cent increase in the previous quarter’s forecast. Memory manufacturers are currently enjoying a strong pricing environment, which sets the stage for renewed spending growth.

The current DRAM undersupply will continue through 2015, moving back into an oversupply in 2016 as new wafer capacity is added to the market. Since the last forecast Samsung Electronics has announced that it will be using one floor of its newly completed S3 fab in Suwon, South Korea, for DRAM production. In late December 2013, SK Hynix announced that it would invest $1.7 billion at its Icheon, South Korea, complex to build a new fab shell and clean room. This leaves a scenario in which both of the South Korean vendors are bringing on new DRAM wafer capacity, pushing bit supply growth to 36 per cent in 2016. This combined with the mild demand growth in the same period moves the market into oversupply.

More detailed analysis is available in the reports “Forecast: Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, Worldwide, 3Q14 Update” and “Forecast: Semiconductor Capital Spending, Worldwide, 3Q14 Update.” The reports are available on Gartner’s web site at http://www.gartner.com/document/2866522 and http://www.gartner.com/document/2866621.

This research is produced by Gartner’s Semiconductor Manufacturing programme. This research programme, which is part of the overall semiconductor research group, provides a comprehensive view of the entire semiconductor industry, from manufacturing to device and application market trends. More information on Gartner’s semiconductor research can be found in the Gartner Semiconductor Manufacturing Focus Area at http://www.gartner.com/technology/core/products/research/markets/semiconductorManufacturing.jsp

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