Tool shipments are running at a rate suggesting annual semiconductor capital spending of $40bn to $50bn, a level that has tended to cause meaningful rises in chip manufacturing capacity in the past.

以目前半导体设备的出货量计算，半导体行业的年度资本支出将达到400亿至500亿美元，在过去，这一支出水平往往表明，芯片制造产能将出现大幅度的增长。

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Semiconductor capital spending dropped off in the middle of 2011 and this will result in a shortage in mid-2013.

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For 2002, Weiner estimates a 20% drop in capital spending for the semiconductor industry.

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Martin Weiner of Comstock Partners estimates a 20% drop in capital spending by the semiconductor industry.

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