SEMI:2005 global semiconductor equipment market sales decline

In semiconductor equipment and Materials Association "(Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Inter national, SEMI) a day before the release of the forecast report, SEMI lowered its 2005 global semiconductor sales forecast.

Released at the SEMI year forecast, SEMI said that in 2005 the global semiconductor equipment market sales revenue will reach $32 billion 600 million, compared to 2004 fell 12.1%. 2004, the global semiconductor market was growing, exceeding 67.2% of revenue in 2005. Prior to this, SEMI had predicted that in 2005 the global semiconductor market will decline, but the decline of about 5.1%.

SEMI predicts that this year in the field of semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers of the terminal sales revenue decline was the most severe as semiconductor assembly and packaging equipment manufacturers, their sales revenue this year will decline by 26%, to $1 billion 810 million, semiconductor device testing market will decline 24% to $4 billion 850 million.

As accounted for the largest income field of semiconductor wafer processing equipment, product sales revenue will decline 9%, to $23 billion 50 million.

From the regional market, South Korea became the only area of a semiconductor market sales growth is expected in the forecast, South Korea semiconductor market sales revenue will grow 21% this year. While China and other parts of the world's emerging semiconductor equipment market decline in the magnitude of 40% and about 35%.

SEMI president and CEO Stanley Myers said, "a large number of emerging semiconductor manufacturers have put into production in the background of the semiconductor market demand last year strong, but as a member of SEMI, should pay attention to the situation in 2005 the global semiconductor market cautious. In the next few years, it will be seen that the semiconductor market will continue to grow steadily until it reaches a stable level."