Semiconductor capital expenditure will not soft landing is expected to increase by 5%

Market research firm IC Insights predicts that conform to the current trend of development, the capital expenditure of the semiconductor industry is expected to grow 5% in 2006 than in 2005. 2005, the overall development of capital expenditure.

IC Insight believes that the mode of development of the semiconductor industry is changing, the industry's capital spending and chip market similar, usually can not achieve a soft landing of industry cycle "". In addition, capital expenditure and capacity to reach the peak of the capital, capital expenditure is usually second years after the decline.

2004, the semiconductor industry capital spending increased by 55% compared to 2003, reached a peak in the current cycle of industry. Although in 2006 the semiconductor industry capital expenditure is expected to increase by only 5%, but is still the highest growth rate in the industrial cycle after the peak of second years.

IC Insights expects the quarter full year capital expenditures in 2006 will show a steady growth, the growth rate for the year 2006 semiconductor capital spending will be similar to the same year the semiconductor market growth rate.

And the conclusion is slightly different, the market research firm Pacific Crest Securities estimates, in 2006 the global semiconductor industry capital spending will reach $47 billion 155 million, compared to $46 billion 562 million in 2005 increased by only 1%.