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.

During the past 18 months, semiconductors became a scarce commodity as the pandemic lockdown severely affected production.  It took the industry a considerable time to develop new protocols before they could resume manufacture. The latest figures show a considerable recovery and industry had to learn many new lessons. Who could have predicted that one little virus would put the world on hold? The one lesson learned is that there is no ‘normal’, and the world will have to continue to adapt because “normal” will change constantly.

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. 

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

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

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