MediumMarketSignal detected 2d ago
SEMI Raises 2026 WFE Spending Forecast to $143.9B (July 14, 2026)
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Market 2025 to 2032: Equipment Supercycle, Semiconductor Demand and Geopolitical Supply Constraints →What Changed
SEMI revised its 2026 Wafer Fab Equipment (WFE) spending forecast upward to $143.9 billion, representing a 23.1% year-over-year increase driven by AI infrastructure demand. Memory sector 300mm equipment spending is projected to exceed $50 billion for the first time, reaching $52 billion (up 29%). Accelerated adoption of High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and Gate-All-Around (GAA) architectures is significantly increasing atomic layer deposition (ALD) tool utilization.
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Recommended Actions 1
Engage ALD OEMs early to secure manufacturing lead times
Accelerating fab spending and tool demand across advanced logic and memory nodes increase potential lead-time expansion for critical deposition equipment.