MILPITAS, CA – Third quarter worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings were up 11% year-over-year and down 5% sequentially to $15.8 billion, says SEMI.

Billings were up 106% in China compared to the third quarter of 2017; down 31% in Korea; up 23% in Taiwan; up 40% in Japan; down 15% in North America; down 20% in Europe; and up 32% in Rest of World.

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

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