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SAN JOSE — Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment bookings in the second quarter fell 10% from last year, according to the latest survey of OEMs.

For the period ended June 30, bookings were $9.70 billion, down 4% from the first quarter. Billings fell to $10.34 billion in the second quarter, down 4% sequentially and down 13% year-over-year, SEMI said.

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.

The quarterly billings data by region in millions of U.S. dollars, year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter growth rates by region:

Region	2Q2012		1Q2012	2Q2011	2Q12/1Q12 (Q-o-Q)	2Q12/2Q11 (Y-o-Y)
Taiwan		3.25	1.77	2.76	83%	18%
Korea		2.59	3.32	2.17	-22%	19%
North America		1.96	2.28*	2.21	-14%	-11%
Japan		0.77	1.29	1.48	-40%	-48%
Europe		0.52	0.82	1.18	-37%	-56%
China		0.63	0.72	1.13	-12%	-44%
ROW		0.61	0.52	0.99	17%	-38%
Total		10.34	10.73	11.92	-4%	-13%

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