Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Billings Drop to $15.8 Billion in 3Q18
December 4, 2018 | SEMIEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
SEMI reported that third quarter 2018 worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings dropped 5% from the previous quarter to $15.8 billion but are 11% higher than the same quarter a year ago.
The data are gathered jointly with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) from over 95 global equipment companies that provide data on a monthly basis.
The Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) from SEMI provides comprehensive market data for the global semiconductor equipment market. A subscription includes three reports: the monthly SEMI Billings Report, which offers a perspective of the trends in the equipment market; the monthly Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS), a detailed report of semiconductor equipment billings for seven regions and 24 market segments; and the SEMI Semiconductor Equipment Forecast, which provides an outlook for the semiconductor equipment market.
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