The market research firm, Gartner predicts that by 2012 global semiconductor manufacturing equipment spending will reach $ 38.9 billion, down 11.6 percent compared with $ 44 billion in 2011.Klaus Arimidex (KlausRinnen,), managing vice president at Gartner Inc., said: "weak market in the second half of 2011 led to the expansion plans of the entire semiconductor manufacturing to begin tightening.Such weak trend of this investment will continue in the first half of 2012, the situation of completely reversed  is expected in the second half of this year, these assumptions are based on the ambitious spending plans announced by the major semiconductor manufacturers, but also the possibility part of the capacity expansion plans will be postponed to 2013 from the second half of 2012 exists. "Mr Arimidex said: "downward pressure of utilization rate has been on ease, the usage may be started to climb again from the second quarter of 2012. Once the supply is balance, DRAM and foundry manufacturers will start to increase spending to meet growth in demand.The analysts of Gartner said that the global semiconductor manufacturing equipment spending in 2013 will regain double-digit growth rate, then the total expenditure is expected to reach $ 43 billion, an increase of 10.5% compared to 2012. The estimated global semiconductor capital expenditures in 2012 is $ 60.9 billion, down 7.3 percent compared to $ 65.8 billion in 2011. It is expected in 2013 capital spending will be 3.5 percent.In 2011, subject to the promotion of the momentum in the first half, spending growth of the wafer fab equipment (WFE) in the market is up to 13.3%, but the researchers expect spending of such equipment market in 2012 will be reduced by 12.7% .