Second Quarter 2021 Global Semiconductor Equipment Billings Surge 48% Year-Over-Year to Record High of $24 Billion, SEMI Reports
MILPITAS, Calif. – September 7, 2021 – Global semiconductor equipment billings surged 48% year-over-year to a record high of US$24.9 billion in the second quarter of 2021, a 5% increase from the prior quarter, SEMI announced today in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.
Following are quarterly billings data in billions of U.S. dollars with quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year changes by region:Compiled from data submitted by members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ), the Worldwide SEMS Report is a summary of the monthly billings figures for the global semiconductor equipment industry.
| Region | 2Q2021 | 1Q2021 | 2Q2020 | 2Q2021/1Q2021 | 2Q2021/2Q2020 |
| China | 8.22 | 5.96 | 4.59 | 38% | 79% |
| Korea | 6.62 | 7.31 | 4.48 | -9% | 48% |
| Taiwan | 5.04 | 5.71 | 3.51 | -12% | 44% |
| Japan | 1.77 | 1.66 | 1.72 | 7% | 2% |
| North America | 1.68 | 1.34 | 1.64 | 25% | 2% |
| Rest of World | 0.84 | 1.02 | 0.37 | -18% | 129% |
| Europe | 0.71 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 22% | 54% |
| Total | 24.87 | 23.57 | 16.77 | 5% | 48% |
Sources: SEMI (www.semi.org) and SEAJ (www.seaj.or.jp), September 2021
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