Q3 Semi Gear Bookings Up 113% YoY
SAN JOSE – Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached $11.12 billion in the third quarter, up 22% sequentially.
Billings were up 148% from the same quarter a year ago,SEMI today reported. The data are gathered jointly with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) from over 100 global equipment companies that provide data on a monthly basis.
Worldwide semiconductor equipment bookings were $12.39 billion in the third quarter, up 113% from last year and 6% sequentially.
Semiconductor fabrication equipment orders are considered a leading indicator of future printed circuit board demand.
The quarterly billings data by region in millions of U.S. dollars, year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter growth rates by region:
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|
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|
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3Q10/2Q10 |
3Q10/3Q09 |
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Taiwan |
3.03 |
2.58 |
1.36 |
17% |
122% |
|
Korea |
2.54 |
2.17 |
0.78 |
17% |
227% |
|
North America |
1.53 |
1.23 |
0.73 |
24% |
109% |
|
Japan |
1.24 |
1.01 |
0.52 |
23% |
137% |
|
China |
1.13 |
0.72 |
0.42 |
57% |
171% |
|
ROW |
1.02 |
0.85 |
0.51 |
21% |
102% |
|
Europe |
0.62 |
0.55 |
0.17 |
13% |
265% |
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Total |
11.12 |
9.11 |
4.49 |
22% |
148% |
