Worldwide semiconductor equipment billings in 1Q 2018 reach record $17.0 billion

June 4, 2018

Milpitas, CA. SEMI today reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached a historic quarterly high of $17.0 billion for the first quarter of 2018, surging 59% in March to end the quarter with an all-time monthly high of $7.8 billion.

The $17.0 billion in quarterly billings shatters the previous record set in the fourth quarter of 2017. First quarter 2018 billings are 12% higher than the previous quarter and 30% higher than the same quarter a year ago. The data are gathered jointly with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) from over 95 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:

1Q2018
4Q2017
1Q2017
1Q18/4Q17
(Qtr-over-Qtr)
1Q18/1Q17
(Year-over-Year)
Korea
6.26
4.64
3.53
35%
78%
China
2.64
1.77
2.01
49%
31%
Taiwan
2.27
2.89
3.48
-22%
-35%
Japan
2.13
1.96
1.25
9%
70%
Europe
1.28
1.04
0.92
23%
39%
Rest of World
1.27
1.22
0.63
4%
103%
North America
1.14
1.58
1.27
-28%
-10%
Total
16.99
15.10
13.08
12%
30%

Source: SEMI (www.semi.org) and SEAJ, June 2018

The Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) from SEMI provides comprehensive market data for the global semiconductor equipment market. A subscription includes three reports: the monthly SEMI Billings Report, which offers a perspective of the trends in the equipment market; the monthly Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS), a detailed report of semiconductor equipment billings for seven regions and 24 market segments; and the SEMI Semiconductor Equipment Forecast, which provides an outlook for the semiconductor equipment market.

www.semi.org/en/MarketInfo/EquipmentMarket

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