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