Why I’m Lowering Semiconductor Equipment Revenue Growth to -6.9% in 2020

Why I’m Lowering Semiconductor Equipment Revenue Growth to -6.9% in 2020
by Robert Castellano on 04-09-2020 at 10:00 am

Applied Materials Lam lower C2

Because of significant $4 billion in equipment pull-ins in Q4 from sales in Asia, I was reducing my semiconductor wafer front-end (WFE) equipment revenue growth from an earlier +5% to 0% in 2020. Now, based on CORVID-19, I am further reducing revenue growth to -6.9%.

Chart 1 also shows the cyclical nature of semiconductors and semiconductor… Read More