LED Fab Equipment Spending to Decline 18% in 2012

Following a massive 36 percent increase in equipment spending in 2011, worldwide LED manufacturing equipment spending is projected to decline 18 percent in 2012, according to the latest Opto/LED FabWatch and Forecast from SEMI. Worldwide LED manufacturing capacity is expected to reach two million wafers in 2012 (4” equivalent per month), a 27 percent increase over 2011.