MEDIA ADVISORY
Mid-Year Forecasts to Provide Global Chip Industry Insights
Join the virtual Innovation for a Transforming World forum, July 13-14 – Presented by SEMI
11 briefings on microelectronics industry and Wall Street forecasts and global economic opportunities
WHAT: Annual mid-year semiconductor equipment, materials, fab capacity and economic forecasts will provide timely insights. Additionally, the forum will explore the COVID-19 pandemic’s acceleration of digital transformation and new solutions and business models for the microelectronics industry.
WHO: Featuring Dell, IBM, Deloitte, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Altimeter and SEMI market analysts
- Live Q&A to follow presentations
WHERE: Innovation for a Transforming World 2021 Virtual Forum
WHEN: July 13-14, 8:30am – 12:00pm PDT
HOW: Members of the media interested in attending should contact Scott Stevens
([email protected]) for a pass. Other attendees can sign up using general registration.
About SEMI
SEMI® connects more than 2,400 member companies and 1.3 million professionals worldwide to advance the technology and business of electronics design and manufacturing. SEMI members are responsible for the innovations in materials, design, equipment, software, devices, and services that enable smarter, faster, more powerful, and more affordable electronic products. Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance), FlexTech, the Fab Owners Alliance (FOA) and the MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG) are SEMI Strategic Technology Communities, defined communities within SEMI focused on specific technologies. Visit semi.huihuidehui.workers.dev to learn more, contact one of our worldwide offices, and connect with SEMI on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Association Contact
Scott Stevens, Cardinal Communications for SEMI Americas
Phone: +1.512.288.4050
Email: [email protected]
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“Equipment spending for these 29 fabs is expected to surpass $140 billion over the next few years as the industry pushes to address the global chip shortage,” said Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO. “In the medium and longer term, the fab capacity expansion will help meet projected strong demand for semiconductors stemming from emerging applications such as autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and 5G to 6G communications.”
“May billings of North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers continue their trajectory of remarkable growth,” said Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO. “Semiconductor equipment investments continue to register record highs as the industry takes steps to address near-term manufacturing capacity constraints.”
“SEMI commends Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and Senators Warner, Cornyn, Stabenow and Daines for their leadership to introduce a broad investment tax credit that will strengthen U.S. semiconductor supply chains and help U.S. policies keep pace with incentive proposals around the world,” said Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO. “As lead times and demand for new tools grow, ensuring that upstream tool manufacturers can claim the tax incentive is particularly important.”
Experts from Altimeter, Dell Technologies, IBM, Bank of America, Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, Disruption Advisors, Cornami and TechSearch will explore the COVID-19 pandemic’s acceleration of digital transformation and discuss new solutions and business models for the microelectronics industry.
“The strong investments in federal research related to semiconductors and significant, multi-year funding for the Section 9902 incentive program at the Department of Commerce will significantly improve U.S. competitiveness in this vital industry, strengthen a wide range of technology-reliant U.S. supply chains, create thousands of jobs, and keep pace with programs and proposals around the world,” said Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO. “With semiconductor manufacturing facilities, or fabs, heavily reliant on a complex supply chain of equipment and materials providers, the Section 9902 program must support fab suppliers to strengthen the entire semiconductor supply chain. Talent is another critical industry need, and the bill will also make investments in education and workforce development by helping students access better quality science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, while strengthening technical education and incumbent worker training programs.”
Compiled from data submitted by members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ), the Worldwide SEMS Report is a summary of the monthly billings figures for the global semiconductor equipment industry. 
“April billings of North America-based semiconductor equipment marked the fifth consecutive month of record growth,” said Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO. “Equipment manufacturers continue to log steady growth as the industry works to meet accelerating demand for semiconductors across a wide range of end-market segments.”
“The 200mm Fab Outlook Report shows that, during the same period, wafer manufacturers will add 22 new 200mm fabs to help meet growing demand for 5G, automotive and Internet of Things (IoT) devices that rely on analog, power management and display driver integrated circuits (ICs), MOSFETs, microcontroller units (MCUs) and sensors,” said Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO.