International Research and consultancy firm Gartner said that in 2014 the total global semiconductor capital equipment spending is forecast to be $ 37.5 billion , compared with $ 33.5 billion in 2013, growing 12.2%. As the industry began to recover from the recent recession, in 2014 capital spending will increase by 5.5% , and the overall spending in all areas until 2018 will show both increasing trend. Bob Johnson research vice president at Gartner , said: "Although the 2013 capital expenditures beyond the wafer equipment (WFE) spending, but in 2014 the situation will change in total capital spending will have grown by 5.5% , wafer equipment will increase by 13 % . be due to the construction of a new factory to reduce fab , but fully ascribed to the new capacity. exceptionally strong sales momentum has continued into the fourth quarter of 2013 in the first quarter and is expected to continue in the next flat growth in 2014 fluctuate back and forth on the curve. longer term, growth will continue into 2015 , but fell slightly in 2016 , and then they grow all the way to 2018 . "Logic capex spending is still in the forecast period the main growth engine , the expected impact of the weakening of the action and then subjected to market , its growth rate will be lower than memory. Prior to 2018 , the memory will be the largest source of growth capital expenditures , especially NAND flash memory as the main driving force. Capital expenditures are highly concentrated in a handful of vendors, three giant ─ ─ Intel (Intel), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and Samsung (Samsung) ─ ─ will continue to include more than half of the total expenditure . The top five semiconductor manufacturers that is more than 64% of total expenditures in 2014 of the total forecast expenditure , the top ten vendors up to 78 % of total expenditures. Gartner predicts that the semiconductor capital spending in 2014 will increase by 5.5% in 2015 and then grow by 10%. 2016 due to the cyclical circulation slipped 3.3% in 2017 and 2018 will be picked up again .Semiconductor stocks coupled with the overall market weakness down the end of 2013, capacity utilization . Although the smartphone and tablet manufacturers to bring brisk demand logic , but still not enough to lift the overall utilization to the desired level . As the demand for chip manufacturing warmed , Gartner expects that 2014 will be an annual capacity utilization rate rose again , overall utilization will return to normal level in the year 2014 , continue to stimulate capital investment. By the end of 2013 , the overall fab capacity utilization due to inventory increases hovering at 80 % lower segment range. 2014 , compared with the stock drop back to normal levels , the overall capacity utilization will rise to nearly 90 % of the level at the end . In 2014 , the tip of capacity utilization will remain at 90% in the middle range, providing a favorable environment for investment capital .Total capital expenditures Gartner total capital expenditure forecasting system for all forms of semiconductor manufacturers , including foundries and backend assembly and packaging and testing service provider ; This data is based on the semiconductor industry to meet the production needs of the forecast brought additional facilities and upgrade requirements . The total capital expenditure on behalf of industry spending on equipment and new facilities. Wafer device wafer equipment needed to predict future production lines semiconductor device according to global sales revenue . Variable wafer equipment needs , including operations due to the number of fab capacity utilization , size and technical conditions fab .