Second Quarter 2021 Global Semiconductor Equipment Billings Surge 48% Year-Over-Year to Record High of $24 Billion, SEMI Reports

MILPITAS, Calif. – September 7, 2021 – Global semiconductor equipment billings surged 48% year-over-year to a record high of US$24.9 billion in the second quarter of 2021, a 5% increase from the prior quarter, SEMI announced today in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.

Following are quarterly billings data in billions of U.S. dollars with quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year changes by region: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.

Region	2Q2021	1Q2021	2Q2020	2Q2021/1Q2021	2Q2021/2Q2020
China	8.22	5.96	4.59	38%	79%
Korea	6.62	7.31	4.48	-9%	48%
Taiwan	5.04	5.71	3.51	-12%	44%
Japan	1.77	1.66	1.72	7%	2%
North America	1.68	1.34	1.64	25%	2%
Rest of World	0.84	1.02	0.37	-18%	129%
Europe	0.71	0.58	0.46	22%	54%
Total	24.87	23.57	16.77	5%	48%

Sources: SEMI (www.semi.org) and SEAJ (www.seaj.or.jp), September 2021

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