SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMI today 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 second quarter of 2006.
"Worldwide billings for the third quarter of 2006 reached the highest
levels since early 2001," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI.
"The third quarter results serve as further indication that the industry
will experience over 20 percent growth in 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:
Region 3Q 2006 2Q 2006 3Q 2005 3Q06/2Q06 3Q06/3Q05
(Q-o-Q) (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.
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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 (Calif.), Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore,
Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.semi.org .
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