MILPITAS, CA — The 90-day average sales among North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 27.2% year-over-year, according to the SEMI trade group.

Semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $2.05 billion in billings worldwide over the period, up 1.6% over the revised October level of $2.02 billion.

“November billings for North American equipment manufacturers increased modestly for the first time in four months,” said Dan Tracy, senior director, Industry Research and Statistics, at SEMI. “Year-to-date equipment spending is well on track to set a historical high, and we expect that positive momentum to continue into next year as new fabs in China begin to equip."

  

Billings
(90-day avg.)

Year-over-Year

June 2017

$2,300.3

34.1%

July 2017

$2,269.7

32.9%

August 2017

$2,181.8

27.7%

September 2017

$2,054.8

37.6%

October 2017 (final)

$2,019.3

23.9%

November 2017 (prelim.)

$2,052.2

27.2%

Source: SEMI, December 2017

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