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Message: SEMI Releases Industry’s First “Global 200mm Fab Outlook to 2018”
SAN JOSE, Calif. — October 19, 2015
SEMI, the global industry association advancing the interests of the worldwide electronics supply chain, today published a new report, “Global 200mm Fab Outlook to 2018.” According to the report, worldwide 200mm semiconductor wafer fab capacity is forecast at 5.2 million wafer starts per month (wspm) in 2015 and expanding to 5.4 million wspm in 2018.
Based on the rapidly increasing number of internet-enabled mobile devices and the emergence of the IoT (Internet of Things), demand for sensors, MEMS, analog, power and related semiconductor devices is growing. While these devices are critical to enable the new era of computing, the applications do not require leading-edge manufacturing capability, and this demand is "breathing new life" into 200mm fabs.
Highlights of the results of the SEMI 200mm report include:
- 36 facilities are expected to add 300,000 to 400,000 200mm wspm from 2015 through 2018.
- Capacity investment is expected to total over US $3 billion during the 2015 to 2018 period.
- Eight new facilities/lines are expected to begin operation from 2015 through 2018.
- China and Southeast Asia are forecast to lead the expansion in 200mm fab capacity.
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