China to join top-3 semiconductor equipment spenders for first time, says SEMI

Worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase 8.7% to US$39.7 billion in 2016, according to SEMI. In 2017, another 9.3% growth is expected, resulting in a global semiconductor equipment market totaling US$43.4 billion.

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