SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMI today reported that
worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached $11.06
billion in the second quarter of 2007. The billings figure is three percent
higher than the first quarter of 2007 and about 15 percent greater than 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$10.22 billion in the second quarter of 2007. The figure is 18 percent
less than the same quarter a year ago, and about four percent below the
bookings figure for the first quarter of 2007.
"Investment by memory manufacturers was particularly strong during the
first half of the year resulting in modest growth in billings during the
second quarter," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI.
"Bookings, while experiencing a slight decline, remain at sustainable
levels, with this year's revenues expected to be on par with 2006."
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:
2Q07/1Q07 2Q07/2Q06
Region 2Q 2007 1Q 2007 2Q 2006 (Q-o-Q) (Y-o-Y)
Europe 0.64 0.78 0.95 -18% -33%
China 1.21 0.65 0.59 87% 104%
Japan 2.05 2.27 1.92 -10% 6%
North America 1.6 1.79 1.84 -10% -13%
Korea 1.76 2.47 1.52 -29% 16%
Taiwan 3.16 2.01 1.76 57% 80%
ROW 0.63 0.79 1.01 -20% -37%
Total 11.06 10.75 9.59 3% 15%
Source: SEMI/SEAJ August 2007
Note: Figures may not add due to rounding.
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 Book-to-Bill Report,
which offers an early perspective of the trends in the equipment market;
the monthly Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (SEMS), a
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customer service at 1.877.746.7788 (toll free in the U.S.) or
1.408.943.6901 (International Callers).
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. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing,
Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose (California), Seoul, Shanghai,
Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit
http://www.semi.org.
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