December 13, 2011 — SEMI reports worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment bookings fell 38% year-over-year in Q3 2011; billings dropped 5% for the same quarter.
Worldwide semiconductor equipment bookings came in at $7.6 billion in Q3, a 29% plunge from Q2 2011, and 38% below Q3 2010.
Billings reached $10.6 billion: 11% less than the previous quarter and 5% below Q3 2010.
Table. Quarterly billings data by region in millions of US dollars, year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter growth rates by region. Source: SEMI/SEAJ December 2011 . Note: Figures may not add due to rounding.
Region |
|
|
|
3Q11/2Q11 |
3Q11/3Q10 |
| Korea |
2.27 |
2.17 |
2.62 |
4% |
-13% |
| North America |
2.11 |
2.21 |
1.53 |
-4% |
38% |
| Japan |
1.74 |
1.48 |
1.24 |
18% |
40% |
| Taiwan |
1.49 |
2.76 |
3.03 |
-46% |
-51% |
| ROW |
1.04 |
0.99 |
1.02 |
5% |
2% |
| Europe |
1.02 |
1.18 |
0.62 |
-13% |
66% |
| China |
0.94 |
1.13 |
1.13 |
-17% |
-17% |
| Total |
10.61 |
11.92 |
11.19 |
-11% |
-5% |
The data is gathered by SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) from over 100 global equipment companies that provide data on a monthly basis.
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