Top capital spenders in the semiconductor industry worldwide 2015-2017
The statistic depicts the manufacturers of semiconductor chips with the greatest capital expenditure in 2017, with their historical capital expenditure for 2015 and 2016. In 2017, Samsung is expected to have a semiconductor capital expenditure budget of 12.5 billion U.S. dollars. Increases in capital expenditure are being driven by 3D NAND flash markets and investment in advanced processing technologies.
