Intel Capital Expenditure $ 11.5 billion | Winning TSMC

Intel announced at the lecture that the capital expenditure for the year was $ 11.5 billion in 2017, although it was lower than the original estimate of $ 12 billion, but higher than TSMC's $ 10.8 billion.

From the Samsung, Intel, TSMC and other semiconductor three male capital expenditure, is still Samsung ahead.Intel International Semiconductor Industry Association (SEMI) has pointed out that Samsung's capital expenditure this year, about 19.5 billion US dollars, is still the highest in the global semiconductor factory.

Intel has always been the global semiconductor overlord, Samsung and TSMC eager to catch up.According to Intel's original market in the PC, the past few years showing a decline year after year, Intel in the advanced process footage is not if TSMC and Samsung positive, the two years and TSMC capital expenditure scale Gradually close.

Earlier this year, Intel originally estimated capital spending this year to 12 billion US dollars, TSMC is estimated to about 10 billion US dollars, the two gap of about 20 billion US dollars.