Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Billings Reach $16.7 Billion in Second Quarter 2018, SEMI Reports
MILPITAS, Calif. – September 10, 2018 – Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$16.7 billion in the second quarter of 2018, 1 percent lower than the previous record quarter and 19 percent higher than the same quarter a year ago, SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing supply chain, reported today.
The data are gathered jointly with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) from more than 95 global equipment companies that provide monthly data. The quarterly billings data by region in billions of U.S. dollars, quarter-over-quarter growth and year-over-year rates by region are as follows:
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 (www.semi.org) and SEAJ, September 2018
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