Global semiconductor equipment billings increased 51% year-over-year and 21% from the prior quarter to US$23.6 billion, SEMI announced today in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.
Compiled from data submitted by members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ), the Worldwide SEMS Report is a summary of the monthly billings figures for the global semiconductor equipment industry.
Following are quarterly billings data in billions of U.S. dollars with quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year change by region:
| Region | 1Q2021 | 4Q2020 | 1Q2020 | 1Q2021/4Q2020 | 1Q2021/1Q2020 |
| Korea | 7.31 | 4.02 | 3.36 | 82% | 118% |
| China | 5.96 | 5.02 | 3.50 | 19% | 70% |
| Taiwan | 5.71 | 4.87 | 4.02 | 17% | 42% |
| Japan | 1.66 | 1.93 | 1.68 | -14% | -1% |
| North America | 1.34 | 1.58 | 1.93 | -15% | -30% |
| Rest of World | 1.02 | 1.08 | 0.44 | -6% | 130% |
| Europe | 0.58 | 0.96 | 0.64 | -39% | -9% |
| Total | 23.57 | 19.46 | 15.57 | 21% | 51% |
| Source: SEMI (www.semi.org) and SEAJ (www.seaj.or.jp), June 2021 |
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