| SEMI reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached $10.97 billion in the third quarter of 2006. The billings figure is 14 percent higher than the second quarter of 2006 and 38 percent above the same quarter a year ago. The data is gathered in cooperation with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) from more than 150 global equipment companies that provide data on a monthly basis. SEMI also reported worldwide semiconductor equipment bookings of US$11.62 billion in the third quarter of 2006.
The figure is 51 percent above the same quarter a year ago, 5 percent below the bookings figure for 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:
Region |
3Q 2006
|
2Q 2006
|
3Q 2005
| 3Q06/2Q06
(Q-o-Q) | 3Q06/3Q05
(Y-o-Y) | Europe | 860 | 954 | 698 | -10% | 23% | China | 845 | 593 | 390 | 42% | 117% | Japan | 2,667 | 1,924 | 2,477 | 39% | 8% | North America | 1,770 | 1,836 | 1,402 | -4% | 26% | Korea | 1,947 | 1,518 | 992 | 28% | 96% | Taiwan | 1,857 | 1,763 | 1,296 | 5% | 43% | ROW | 1,022 | 1,007 | 720 | 1% | 42% | Total | 10,967 | 9,594 | 7,976 | 14% | 38% |
Source: SEMI/SEAJ November 2006
Note: Figures may not add due to rounding.
SEMI is a global industry association serving companies that provide equipment, materials and services used to manufacture semiconductors, displays, nano-scaled structures, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and related technologies. |
