Fab equipment spending in 2019 is projected to drop 8%, down from the previously forecast increase of  7%, says SEMI. Total fab investment growth has been revised downward for 2018 to 10% from the 14% predicted in August. Entering 2018, the semiconductor industry was expected to show a rare fourth consecutive year of equipment investment ...

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