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Second quarter 2021 global semiconductor equipment

billings surge to record high of $24 billion

lobal semiconductor equipment billings adapt as ‘’normality’’ will change ongoingly.
Gsurged 48% year-over-year to a record Compiled from data submitted by members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association
high of US$24.9 billion in the second quarter of Japan (SEAJ), the Worldwide SEMS Report is a summary of the monthly billings figures for the global
of 2021, a 5% increase from the prior quarter, semiconductor equipment industry.
SEMI announced today in its Worldwide
Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics Following are quarterly billings data in billions of U.S. dollars with quarter-over-quarter and year-over-
(WWSEMS) Report. year changes by region:
For the past 18 months semiconductors
became a scare commodity as the pandemic Region 2Q2021 1Q2021 2Q2020 2Q2021/1Q2021 2Q2021/2Q2020
lockdown severely affected production. It China 8.22 5.96 4.59 38% 79%
took the industry a considerable time to Korea 6.62 7.31 4.48 -9% 48%
develop new protocols before they could Taiwan 5.04 5.71 3.51 -12% 44%
resume manufacture. The latest figures show Japan 1.77 1.66 1.72 7% 2%
a considerable recovery. Industry had to learn North America 1.68 1.34 1.64 25% 2%
many new lessons. Who could have predicted Rest of World 0.84 1.02 0.37 -18% 129%
that one little virus would put the world on Europe 0.71 0.58 0.46 22% 54%
hold. The one lesson learned is that there is Total 24.87 23.57 16.77 5% 48%
no normal, the world will have to continue to Sources: SEMI (www.semi.org) and SEAJ (www.seaj.or.jp), September 2021

SEMI® connects more than 2,400 member companies and 1.3 million professionals worldwide to
advance the technology and business of electronics design and manufacturing. SEMI members are
responsible for the innovations in materials, design, equipment, software, devices, and services that
enable smarter, faster, more powerful and more affordable electronic products. Electronic System
Design Alliance (ESD Alliance), FlexTech, the Fab Owners Alliance (FOA) and the MEMS & Sensors
Industry Group (MSIG) are SEMI Strategic Technology Communities, defined communities within SEMI
focused on specific technologies.

Visit www.semi.org to learn more.

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