According to foreign media reports, Gartner's latest forecast, points out that global semiconductor capital spending in 2016 is expected to decline 2% to $62.8 billion. The data from Gartner did after a 4.7% drop in quarterly forecast significantly improved. Gartner, a senior research analyst David Christensen (David Christensen) said: "although the forecasts in the first quarter of 2016 from the previous quarter 4.7% forecast has increased, but for the market in 2016, a 2% decline still mean prospects. Too much inventory and the market for personal computers, tablets, and mobile products will continue to have the weak demand of the global semiconductor industry, leading to the slow growth of began in late 2015 to 2016."

Global semiconductor capital spending is expected to decline 2% in 2016

Expect global semiconductor capital spending fell by 2% in 2016

Christensen points out: "equipment market growth force semiconductor manufacturers to implement conservative capital spending plans. This year, the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers are trying to cope with the expected weakness in semiconductor market demand, and for the 2017 new growth in the field of cutting-edge technology to do preparation."

In addition, the Chinese government actively expand semiconductor manufacturing capability is a not allow to neglect the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Appeared in the past year, the Chinese market integration with m&a, many Chinese entities companies gives the detailed quotation, this shows that China's ambition to tap into this field. Because China has now become the world's leading semiconductor and manufacturing market, it's a move that will no doubt over the next few years greatly affect the competitive landscape in the global semiconductor manufacturing.

Looking forward to the future, the market is expected to return to growth in 2017. Memory and logic/wafer manufacturing industry to 10 nm and the increasing demand for 3 d NAND technology development will drive the industry overall spending grew by 4.4% in 2017.