With several wafer foundries considering postponing or canceling their capacity expansion plans as a result of the weakening global economy and rising inflation, semiconductor equipment makers’ sales in the next few years are expected to be undermined, according to sources from the semiconductor equipment industry.

AEM, a global leader in test innovation, expands its operation by having a new site in Malaysia and the US. AEM will also expand its R&D centers in the aforementioned countries and Singapore. The new facilities are scheduled to start operating by the end of 3Q22.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) has announced plans to spend more on its FCBGA packaging substrate production in South Korea and Vietnam.