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Hyperscaler FCF Has Become Semiconductor FCF

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GroupSeriesxValue (billions)SourceConf.
2007Semiconductor companies2007~25Estimate0.80
2007Hyperscalers2007~25Estimate0.80
2008Semiconductor companies2008~25Estimate0.30
2008Hyperscalers2008~45Estimate0.80
2009Semiconductor companies2009~25Estimate0.80
2009Hyperscalers2009~40Estimate0.80
2010Semiconductor companies2010~25Estimate0.80
2010Hyperscalers2010~45Estimate0.80
2011Semiconductor companies2011~25Estimate0.80
2011Hyperscalers2011~50Estimate0.80

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2012Semiconductor companies2012~25Estimate0.80
2012Hyperscalers2012~55Estimate0.80
2013Semiconductor companies2013~25Estimate0.80
2013Hyperscalers2013~60Estimate0.80
2014Semiconductor companies2014~25Estimate0.80
2014Hyperscalers2014~55Estimate0.80
2015Semiconductor companies2015~25Estimate0.80
2015Hyperscalers2015~60Estimate0.80
2016Semiconductor companies2016~30Estimate0.80
2016Hyperscalers2016~75Estimate0.30
2017Semiconductor companies2017~35Estimate0.80
2017Hyperscalers2017~100Estimate0.80
2018Semiconductor companies2018~40Estimate0.30
2018Hyperscalers2018~125Estimate0.30
2019Semiconductor companies2019~35Estimate0.30
2019Hyperscalers2019~150Estimate0.30
2020Semiconductor companies2020~40Estimate0.80
2020Hyperscalers2020~200Estimate0.30
2021Semiconductor companies2021~45Estimate0.80
2021Hyperscalers2021~225Estimate0.30
2022Semiconductor companies2022~50Estimate0.30
2022Hyperscalers2022~200Estimate0.30
2023Semiconductor companies2023~60Estimate0.30
2023Hyperscalers2023~250Estimate0.30
2024Semiconductor companies2024~100Estimate0.30
2024Hyperscalers2024~200Estimate0.80
2025Semiconductor companies2025~200Estimate0.30
2025Hyperscalers2025~100Estimate0.80
2026Semiconductor companies2026~400Estimate0.80
2026Hyperscalers2026~22.5Estimate0.65
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