In 2015 the global semiconductor industry blustery, enterprise merger, acquisition and reorganization. Represented by purple light enterprises open crazy acquisition mode. Revenue in terms of the international semiconductor industry association (SEMI) year-end forecast, according to a report released in 2015, the global semiconductor equipment market revenue of $37.3 billion, slightly fell 0.6% year on year.

According to the report, wafer processing machine is used for equipment sales amount of contribution of the highest category, estimated total of $29.5 billion, up 0.7%. (including other semiconductor front-end equipment category, mask and wafer fabs equipment manufacturing equipment) are expected to increase by 20.6%.

Rise and decline, the report predicts encapsulation equipment revenue will decline by 16.4%, to $2.6 billion, semiconductor test equipment market are also expected to shrink by 7.4%, revenue of just $3.3 billion.

The author understands, Taiwan, South Korea and North America is still the biggest semiconductor equipment capital spending in 2015. In addition, the investment amount of Japan also have close to North America.

SEMI predicted that in 2016 the European semiconductor equipment sales to rise to $3.4 billion, a 63.1% growth this year. Since 2015, the European market shrinking, next year, Romania, infineon, Intel and stmicroelectronics spending is expected to significantly increase fabs equipment, make a strong growth in Europe.

As to give priority to other areas of the southeast Asia, the amount of revenue to 2.5 billion dollars; The Chinese market for $5.3 billion; North America is $5.9 billion.

SEMI, points out that in 2016 the global semiconductor equipment market revenue is expected to appear is growth, revenue to rise 1.4%, estimates the global market to boost industry level.