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RoK to become leading investor in semiconductor equipment

The Republic of Korea (RoK) is expected to become the world’s top investor in semiconductor equipment in 2017 and the following year with global spending in this field reaching record high levels.
RoK to become leading investor in semiconductor equipment ảnh 1The Republic of Korea (RoK) is expected to become the world’s top investor in semiconductor equipment in 2017 and the following year (Source: Yonhap)
Hano​i (VNA) – The Republic of Korea(RoK) is expected to become the world’s top investor in semiconductor equipmentin 2017 and the following year with global spending in this field reachingrecord high levels.

According to the report from SemiconductorEquipment and Materials International (SEMI), 49.4 billion USD will be spent onsemiconductor equipment this year, representing a year-on-year rise of 19.8percent, and exceeding the previous record of 47.7 billion USD set in 2000.

The record will be broken again in 2018 with ajump of 7.7 percent to 53.2 billion USD, the report was quoted by Yonhap.

By country, the RoK’s investment in this spherein 2017 is forecast to reach 12.97 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 68.7percent, surpassing the 12.73 billion USD of China’s Taiwan, which had beenNo.1 for the past five years.

The RoK is likely to remain the top investor in2018 with 13.38 billion USD, while Taiwan will fall to the third place afterChina, which could spend 11.04 billion USD to upgrade its facilities, thereport added.-VNA

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