India, Aug. 6 -- Yole Group released its Status of the Wafer Fab Equipment Industry 2025 report, the latest edition of its annual deep dive into one of the semiconductor industry's most capital-intensive and strategically sensitive segments.

In 2024, the global WFE market reached $140 billion, including $115 billion in equipment shipments and $25 billion in service and support. The total number is aggregated for WFE leaders and smaller, specialized vendors. This figure is projected to rise steadily to $184 billion by 2030, driven principally by external factors such as geopolitical dynamics, while the technological roadmap is well established.

Taguhi Yeghoyan, Principal Analyst, Semiconductor Equipment at Yole Group, said: "The WFE mark...