Printed Circuit Design & Fab Online Magazine - Semi Gear Bookings Down in Q2

SAN JOSE – Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment bookings fell 8% year-over-year in the second quarter, SEMI said.

The index of more than 100 from over 100 global equipment companies revealed $10.8 billion in orders for the period, down 3% sequentially. Billings rose 31% year-over-year, but slipped 1% sequentially to $11.9 billion, the trade group said.

The data are gathered jointly with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ). Semiconductor equipment is 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 are as follows:

Region	2Q2011	1Q 2011	2Q2010	2Q11/1Q11 (QoQ)	2Q11/2Q10 (YoY)
Taiwan	2.76	2.85	2.58	-3%	7%
North America	2.21	2.86	1.23	-23%	79%
Korea	2.17	1.68	2.17	29%	0%
Japan	1.48	1.34	1.01	10%	47%
Europe	1.18	1.27	0.55	-7%	116%
China	1.13	1.12	0.72	1%	57%
ROW	0.99	0.88	0.85	12%	17&
Total	11.92	12.00	9.11	-1%	31%

Source: SEMI/SEAJ September 2011. Figures may not add due to rounding.

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