MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings rose 19% year-over-year in the second quarter, according to the latest report from SEMI.
Sales were down 1% sequentially to $16.7 billion, the trade association added.
The data are gathered jointly with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) from more than 95 global equipment companies that provide monthly data.
2Q2018 |
1Q2018 |
2Q2017 |
2Q18/1Q18 |
2Q18/2Q17 |
|
Korea |
4.86 |
6.26 |
4.79 |
-22% |
2% |
China |
3.79 |
2.64 |
2.51 |
44% |
51% |
Japan |
2.28 |
2.13 |
1.55 |
7% |
47% |
Taiwan |
2.19 |
2.27 |
2.76 |
-4% |
-21% |
North America |
1.47 |
1.14 |
1.23 |
29% |
20% |
Europe |
1.18 |
1.28 |
0.66 |
-7% |
80% |
Rest of World |
0.96 |
1.27 |
0.62 |
-24% |
56% |
Total |
16.74 |
16.99 |
14.11 |
-1% |
19% |
Source: SEMI and SEAJ, September 2018