SEMI Reports First Quarter 2010 Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Figures; Billings US $7.46 Billion
SEMI Reports First Quarter 2010 Worldwide
Semiconductor Equipment Figures; Billings US $7.46 Billion
SAN JOSE, Calif. – June 8, 2010 – SEMI, the global industry association for companies that supply manufacturing technology and materials to the world’s chip makers, today reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached $7.46 billion in the first quarter of 2010. The billings figure is 32% percent higher than the fourth quarter of 2009 and 142% higher than the same quarter a year ago. The data is gathered in jointly with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) from more than 120 global equipment companies that provide data on a monthly basis.
Worldwide semiconductor equipment bookings were US$9.41 billion in the first quarter of 2010. The figure is 484% more than the same quarter a year ago and 28% greater than the bookings figure for the fourth quarter of 2009.
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:
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1Q10/4Q09
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1Q10/1Q09
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Taiwan |
2.24 |
1.95 |
0.29 |
15% |
674% |
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Korea |
1.90 |
1.14 |
0.28 |
66% |
572% |
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North America |
0.90 |
0.86 |
1.12 |
5% |
-19% |
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Japan |
0.87 |
0.58 |
0.79 |
49% |
10% |
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ROW |
0.81 |
0.57 |
0.13 |
42% |
509% |
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China |
0.42 |
0.30 |
0.10 |
39% |
314% |
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Europe |
0.31 |
0.26 |
0.36 |
20% |
-14% |
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Total |
7.46 |
5.67 |
3.08 |
32% |
142% |
Source: SEMI/SEAJ June 2010
Note: Figures may not add due to rounding
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SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries. SEMI member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter, faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1970, SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing, Bengaluru, Berlin, Brussels, Grenoble, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.semi.org
ASSOCIATION CONTACTS:
Steve Buehler/SEMI
Ph: 1.408.943.7049
E-mail: sbuehler@semi.org
Dan Tracy/SEMI
Ph: 1.408.943.7987
E-mail: dtracy@semi.org
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