Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $43.53 billion in 2011, a 9 percent increase over 2010 results, according to SEMI (San Jose, CA), the global industry association for manufacturing technology and materials suppliers to the semiconductor industry.
SEMI’s Worldwide SEMS Report reported increases for Europe, Japan, and North America. Both North America and Korea passed Taiwan on the spender’s list – North America with $9.26 billion in equipment sales, and Korea with $8.66 billion in sales. Former leader Taiwan settled into third place with $8.52 billion in equipment sales, a decrease of 24 percent from last year.
The SEMI report also shows that the worldwide wafer processing equipment market segment increased 15 percent while the assembly and packaging segment decreased 14 percent. Total test equipment sales decreased 9 percent.
2010-2011 Semiconductor Capital Equipment Market by World Region
(Dollars are in U.S. billions; Percentage is Year-over-Year)
|
Region |
2011 |
2010 |
Change (%) |
|
North America |
9.26 |
5.75 |
61.0 |
|
South Korea |
8.66 |
8.63 |
0.3 |
|
Taiwan |
8.52 |
11.25 |
-24.3 |
|
Japan |
5.81 |
4.44 |
30.9 |
|
Europe |
4.22 |
2.34 |
80.3 |
|
China |
3.65 |
3.68 |
-0.8 |
|
Rest of World |
3.41 |
3.84 |
-11.2 |
|
Total |
43.53 |
39.93 |
9.0 |
Source: SEMI/SEAJ March 2012
Note: Figures may not add due to rounding.