2020 Global Semiconductor Equipment 3Q Billings Surge 30% Year-Over-Year
December 2, 2020 | SEMIEstimated reading time: Less than a minute

Global semiconductor equipment billings surged 30% year-over-year and rose 16% to US$19.4 billion from the prior quarter, SEMI announced in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.
SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) gather the data from more 80 global equipment companies that provide monthly reports. Following are quarterly billings data in billions of U.S. dollars quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year change by region:
The SEMI Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) provides comprehensive market data for the global semiconductor equipment market. A subscription includes three reports:
- Monthly SEMI Billings Report, a perspective on equipment market trends
- Monthly Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS), a detailed report of semiconductor equipment billings for seven regions and 24 market segments
- SEMI Semiconductor Equipment Forecast, an outlook for the semiconductor equipment market.
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