Semiconductor equipment from US-based manufacturers will account for 50% of the global front-end wafer processing market in 2005, up from 49% in 2004. China front-end equipment sales in 2004 represented only 7% of US-based companies revenues and 6% of Japan-based companies, but 31% of Europe-based companies such as ASM International and Unaxis. China?s equipment purchases, which we forecast in January 2005, will drop from $2.8 bln in 2004 to $1.9 bln in 2005 and European suppliers will take a big hit, The Information Network says.
| Semiconductor equipment sales by manufacturing company |
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| Base of operations | Global market share | ||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| US | 53% | 54% | 48% | 49% | 50% |
| Japan | 36% | 32% | 38% | 37% | 37% |
| Europe | 10% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| Rest of the world | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Source: The Information Network | |||||