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September 5, 2025 | SEMIEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
SEMI, the industry association serving the global semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, announced in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report that global semiconductor equipment billings increased 24% year-over-year to US$33.07 billion in the second quarter of 2025. Second quarter 2025 billings registered a 3% quarter-over-quarter expansion supported by the leading-edge logic, advanced high bandwidth memory (HBM) related DRAM applications, as well as increase in shipments to Asia.
3a543fa278424bdc90f8ff27b22d4e40.png“The global semiconductor equipment market registered a strong first half of 2025 with more than $65 billion in revenue, building on the record billings of $117 billion in 2024,” said Ajit Manocha, SEMI President and CEO. “Chipmakers continue to invest in production capacity to support advanced logic and memory innovation powering the AI wave, as well as key projects to bolster regional supply chain resilience.”
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