This paper quantifies the degree to which various types of simulation used for hardware, process, and device optimization can be adopted for different applications in wafer fabrication equipment ...

Process control makes up just under 15% of the total wafer fabrication equipment market, and KLA dominates with a majority share, more than 4 times that of the nearest competitor.

Why have wafer shipments remained flat while AI semiconductor demand is booming and fab investments are rising?

In 2020, five equipment suppliers accounted for over 70% of the wafer fab equipment market. This consolidation is a result of the enormous investments required to build today’s state-of-the-art ...

Analysts led by CJ Muse predict 2025 wafer fab equipment spending at $105 billion, down from a prior outlook of $115 billion.

Wafer fab equipment sales are anticipated to increase by 3% this year and 18% in 2025, with the following breakdown for growth on the memory front: NAND equipment is expected to grow 21% in 2024 ...

At US$93.5 billion in 2023, the combined revenue of the top five Wafer Fabrication Equipment (WFE) manufacturers decreased by 1% annually due to sluggish memory spending, a macroeconomic slowdown ...

India is developing a commercial-scale silicon-based fabrication facility with an above average capacity of 50,000 ...

Equipment sales for foundry and logic applications, accounting for more than half of total wafer fab equipment receipts, are expected to log a 6% increase year-over-year to US$56.3 billion in 2023 ...

Semiconductor equipment stocks were in focus on Monday as Needham lowered its 2025 spending estimates for wafer fab equipment and made some ratings changes to companies in the sector. "We see that ...