Semi Gear Spending Rose 9% in 2011
SAN JOSE – Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $43.5 billion in 2011, up 9% year-over-year.
Spending varied for all the regions tracked, with increases reported for Europe, North America and Japan. North America surpassed Taiwan as the region with the highest spending, with $9.26 billion in equipment sales. The Korea market claimed second place for the second year in a row with $8.66 billion in sales; Taiwan fell to third with a regional decrease of 24%.
The report was compiled from data submitted by members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ).
The global wafer processing equipment market segment increased 15%, assembly and packaging decreased 14%, and total test equipment sales decreased 9%. Other front-end equipment sales grew 5%.
2010-2011 Semiconductor Capital Equipment Market by World Region
(in US billions)
|
2011 |
2010 |
% Change |
|
|
North America |
9.26 |
5.75 |
61% |
|
South Korea |
8.66 |
8.63 |
0% |
|
Taiwan |
8.52 |
11.25 |
-24% |
|
Japan |
5.81 |
4.44 |
31% |
|
Europe |
4.22 |
2.34 |
80% |
|
China |
3.65 |
3.68 |
-1% |
|
Rest of World |
3.41 |
3.84 |
-11% |
|
Total |
43.53 |
39.93 |
9% |
Source: SEMI/SEAJ March 2012
