【OFweek电子工程网翻译 Laven】英特尔公司周四（19日）表示2012年资本支出将达到121亿到129亿美元，高于业界预期，为半导体制造设备供应商带来了惊喜。
2011年，英特尔资本支出为105亿美元左右，一些业内人士预计2012年的资本支出将会更低。
市场研究公司IC Insights预计2012年半导体产业资本支出为518亿美元，较2011年下降16.9%。另一家市场调研公司Gartner Inc.预测今年半导体行业的总资本支出为517亿美元。
同时，英特尔于当天（19日）公布了第四季度业绩，2011年英特尔销售额增长了24%。
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Intel says 2012 capex will top $12 billion
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4234950/Intel-says-2012-capex-will-top--12-billion-
Intel Corp. said Thursday (Jan. 19) it would spend between $12.1 billion and $12.9 billion on capital spending in 2012, a higher-than-expected forecast that comes as a pleasant surprise to semiconductor manufacturing tool suppliers.
Intel (Santa Clara, Calif.) spent about $10.5 billion on capital spending in 2011. Some observers expected that total would be lower for 2012.
Industry wide, semiconductor capital spending is expected to be about $51.8 billion, down 16.9 percent from 2011, according to market research firm IC Insights Inc. Fellow market watcher Gartner Inc. forecasts total semiconductor industry capital spending to be $51.7 billion this year.
Intel delivered its much-anticipated capital spending forecast in reporting its fourth quarter results Thursday, when the company reported that sales for the year increased by 24 percent.
