Global Chip Industry Projected to Invest More Than $500 Billion in New Factories by 2024

[TheLostSwede]

The worldwide semiconductor industry is projected to invest more than $500 billion in 84 volume chipmaking facilities starting construction from 2021 to 2023, with segments including automotive and high-performance computing fueling the spending increases, SEMI announced today in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report. The projected growth in global factory count includes a record high 33 new semiconductor manufacturing facilities starting construction this year and 28 more in 2023.

"The latest SEMI World Fab Forecast update reflects the increasing strategic importance of semiconductors to countries and a wide array of industries worldwide," said Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO. "The report underscores the significant impact of government incentives in expanding production capacity and strengthening supply chains. With the bullish long-term outlook for the industry, rising investments in semiconductor manufacturing are critical to laying the groundwork for secular growth driven by a diverse range of emerging applications."




New Semiconductor Facilities Starting Construction by Region

The SEMI World Fab Forecast reports data from SEMI's seven regions:

• In the Americas, the U.S. Chips and Science Act has vaulted the region into the lead worldwide in new capital spending as the government investment spawns new chipmaking facilities and supporting supplier ecosystems. From 2021 through next year, the Americas is forecast to start construction on 18 new facilities.
• China is expected to outnumber all other regions in new chip manufacturing facilities, with 20 supporting mature technologies planned.
• Propelled by the European Chips Act, Europe/Mideast investment in new semiconductor facilities is expected to reach a historic high for the region, with 17 new fabs starting construction between 2021 and 2023.
• Taiwan is expected to start construction on 14 new facilities, while Japan and Southeast Asia are each projected to begin building six new facilities over the forecast period. Korea is forecast to start construction on three large facilities.

The latest update of the SEMI World Fab Forecast report, published this month, lists more than 1,470 facilities and lines globally, including 162 volume facilities and lines with various probabilities that are expected to start production in 2022 or later. Download a report sample.

For more information or to subscribe to the World Fab Forecast and other SEMI market research report, please contact the SEMI Market Intelligence Team (MIT) at mktstats@semi.org. More information on the SEMI market data portfolio is also available online.

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[bonehead123]

starting construction from 2021 to 2023

hahahahahaha.....

only 10 years too late & ~$47.3T short........hahahahaha

perhaps someone at SEMI should learn to proofread their PR's before releasing them for publication, in order to not make themselves look silly.....

government investment

Don't they mean "taxpayer-funded investment" since that's where the gov't gets (most of) it's $$ from, not counting the gazillions of $$ in kickbacks, bribes, and insider trading tips, but of course none of that goes anywhere except in the politician's pockets...

 

[user556]

It'd be interesting to see the number of cancelled new and refurbished old factories alongside for each year as well. I suspect the sanctions earlier had an impact on the number of factories with advanced process.

 

[tehehe]

Chips will become helluva expensive because investments usually need to be recouped.

 

[bug]

So Taiwan is not the main beneficiary. It will be interesting to see if this is a one-off, with governments looking to secure some independence or it will become a trend.
In the meantime, mo' fabs, mo' goods

 

[mplayerMuPDF]

this is going to cause a massive boom-bust cycle...

hahahahahaha.....

only 10 years too late & ~$47.3T short........hahahahaha

perhaps someone at SEMI should learn to proofread their PR's before releasing them for publication, in order to not make themselves look silly.....

Don't they mean "taxpayer-funded investment" since that's where the gov't gets (most of) it's $$ from, not counting the gazillions of $$ in kickbacks, bribes, and insider trading tips, but of course none of that goes anywhere except in the politician's pockets...

Oh it's fine with me, as long as it is taken out of the defense budget. Let's cap the national security budget and make it a zerosum game. Let the semicon lobby take on the arms industry lobby. No inflation adjustment either. Let them make up for it with improvements in efficiency and less pocket lining.