The analysts from U.S. Wall Street predict that after the revenue growth of global semiconductor industry in 2011 increased by 1 ~ 2%, the growth rate in 2012 will be between 0 to 4%. "We remain optimistic about the semiconductor industry that the economy will hit bottom in the first quarter of 2012, and in the second half to go with the stock-based and comprehensive recovery;at second half growth rate of the industry is expected to surpass the performance of end markets." The analyst of BarclaysCapital ,CJMuse said the agency estimated that in 2012 the performance of the semiconductor industry growth rate will be flat, up to 4%, same with originally expected global GDP growth rate.Earlier BarclaysCapital expected in 2012 growth rate of global chip industry is 2 ~ 5%; Muse said, the agency revised down forecasts to reflect the current industrial action for inventory adjustment of the first quarter of 2012. In addition, the agency forecasts in 2012 global GDP growth rate is 3.3%. The forecasts from Muse on the chip industry growth rate in 2012 is not far from the views of other analysts. At the end of 2011, Gartner predicted that by 2011 the global semiconductor industry growth rate is about 1% ,growth rate in 2012 is 2.2%; in November 2011, analysts of IHSiSuppli predicted sales growth of the semiconductor industry in 2011 was 3.2%.In addition, Muse said,analysts of BarclaysCapital remained the forecast the global front-end wafer processing equipment (frontendwaferequipment) industry in 2012 will decline 5%.