The installation of manufacturing capacity for 65-nm processes and on 300-mm diameter wafers is set to drive a accelerating boom in semiconductor production equipment in the years 2006 through 2008 according to a consensus forecast published by the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International industry organization SEMI.
Annual semiconductor equipment market growth percentages of 9.1 percent, 12.3 percent and 15.4 percent for the years 2006, 2007 and 2008 respectively are set to make up for 11.2 percent of market contraction being experienced by the industry as it moves from $ 37.11 billion in 2004 to $ 32.95 billion in 2005, according to SEMI`s numbers.
The survey respondents see the market growing at a single-digit rate in 2006 and resuming double-digit growth over the following two years to reach $ 46.63 billion in 2008.
As 2005 was the third strongest year for worldwide semiconductor equipment sales, SEMI memebers expect this market to continue posting sequential gains over the next three years as chipmakers continue to invest in 300-mm fabs and 65-nm technology.
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