Circuits Assembly Online Magazine - Semi Gear Sales See Big Bounce in August

MILPITAS, CA — The 90-day moving average sales at North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose nearly 28% year-over-year to $2.18 billion worldwide in August.

SEMI reports the three-month average worldwide billings was 3.9% lower sequentially but up 27.7% from August 2016.

“Equipment billings in August declined relative to July, signaling a pause in this year's extraordinary growth," said Ajit Manocha, president and CEO of SEMI. “Nonetheless monthly billings remain well above last year's monthly levels."

	Billings (3-mo. avg)	Year-Over-Year
March 2017	$2,079.7	73.7%
April 2017	$2,136.4	46.3%
May 2017	$2,270.5	41.8%
June 2017	$2,300.3	34.1%
July 2017 (final)	$2,269.7	32.9%
August 2017 (prelim)	$2,181.8	27.7%