Circuits Assembly Online Magazine - Global Semi Gear Billings Set Quarterly Record

MILPITAS, CA — Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached $13.1 billion for the first quarter, boosted by record March billings.

The quarter ended very strong, with March billings reaching $5.6 billion, an all-time monthly record, SEMI reported today.

The quarterly mark topped the previous record set in the third quarter of 2000. Billings for the most recent quarter were up 14% higher sequentially and 58% over a year ago.

The data are gathered jointly with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) from over 95 global equipment companies that provide data on a monthly basis.

	1Q2017	4Q2016	1Q2016	1Q2017/4Q2016 (Qtr-over-Qtr)	1Q2017/1Q2016 (Year-over-Year)
Korea	3.53	2.39	1.68	48%	110%
Taiwan	3.48	4.15	1.89	-16%	84%
China	2.01	1.15	1.60	74%	25%
North America	1.27	1.24	1.01	3%	26%
Japan	1.25	1.05	1.24	19%	1%
Europe	0.92	0.93	0.35	-1%	160%
Rest of World	0.63	0.60	0.51	4%	23%
Total	13.08	11.52	8.28	14%	58%