MILPITAS, CA — Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached $13.1 billion for the first quarter, boosted by record March billings.

The quarter ended very strong, with March billings reaching $5.6 billion, an all-time monthly record, SEMI reported today.

The quarterly mark topped the previous record set in the third quarter of 2000. Billings for the most recent quarter were up 14% higher sequentially and 58% over a year ago.

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

 

 

1Q2017

4Q2016

1Q2016

1Q2017/4Q2016
(Seq.)

1Q2017/1Q2016
(YoY)

Korea

3.53

2.39

1.68

48%

110%

Taiwan

3.48

4.15

1.89

-16%

84%

China

2.01

1.15

1.60

74%

25%

North America

1.27

1.24

1.01

3%

26%

Japan

1.25

1.05

1.24

19%

1%

Europe

0.92

0.93

0.35

-1%

160%

Rest of World

0.63

0.60

0.51

4%

23%

Total

13.08

11.52

8.28

14%

58%

Source: SEMI and SEAJ, June 2017

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