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SAN JOSE — Worldwide semiconductor equipment bookings were $9.89 billion in the first quarter, up 27% from a year ago and down 5% sequentially.

Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached $10.15 billion in the quarter, up 9% sequentially and 39% from a year ago, SEMI added.

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 billions of U.S. dollars, quarter-over-quarter growth and year-over-year rates by region are as follows:

Region	1Q2014	4Q2013	1Q2013	1Q14/4Q13 (Q-o-Q)	1Q14/1Q13 (Y-o-Y)
Taiwan	2.59	2.76	2.83	-6%	-8%
Korea	2.03	1.64	0.86	24%	135%
North America	1.85	1.37	1.53	35%	21%
China	1.71	1.38	0.55	24%	209%
Japan	0.96	1.10	0.71	-12%	36%
Europe	0.58	0.58	0.38	1%	55%
ROW	0.42	0.48	0.45	-11%	-6%
Total	10.15	9.30	7.31	9%	39%

Source: SEMI/SEAJ June 2014

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