Third-Quarter 2020 Global Semiconductor Equipment Billings Surge 30% Year-Over-Year, SEMI Reports

MILPITAS,Calif.,Dec. 2,2020 --Global semiconductor equipment billings surged 30% year-over-year and rose 16% to US$19.4 billion from the prior quarter,SEMI announced today in itsWorldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.

SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) gather the data from more 80 global equipment companies that provide monthly reports. Following are quarterly billings data in billions of U.S. dollars quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year change by region:

Region

Q32020

Q22020

Q32019

3Q2020/2Q2020

3Q2020/3Q2019

China Mainland

5.62

4.59

3.44

23%

63%

Taiwan

4.75

3.51

3.90

36%

22%

Korea

4.22

4.48

2.20

-6%

92%

Japan

2.24

1.72

1.67

30%

34%

North America

1.37

1.64

2.49

-17%

-45%

Rest of the World

0.60

0.37

0.76

64%

-21%

Europe

0.58

0.46

0.39

25%

47%

Total

19.38

16.77

14.86

16%

30%

Source: SEMI (www.semi.org) and SEAJ (www.seaj.or.jp),December 2020

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