SMT Equipment Sales Up 22% in 2014
Published: 07 April 2015
by Mike Buetow
TOKYO -- Global revenues from SMT equipment rose 22% year-over-year in 2014, and sustained demand for semiconductors suggests more growth is ahead.
Sales rose to $2.3 billion for the year, according to data tracked by Protec, a Japan-based organization that collects sales data from most of the leading equipment suppliers.
The global solder paste equipment market was up 4% during the same time period.
Semiconductor sales, a leading indicator for SMT equipment, were up 9% for the year. Demand for SMT equipment typically trails semiconductors by about two quarters.
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