Semi Gear Bookings Down in Q2
SAN JOSE – Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment bookings fell 8% year-over-year in the second quarter, SEMI said.
The index of more than 100 from over 100 global equipment companies revealed $10.8 billion in orders for the period, down 3% sequentially. Billings rose 31% year-over-year, but slipped 1% sequentially to $11.9 billion, the trade group said.
The data are gathered jointly with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ). Semiconductor equipment is considered a leading indicator of future printed circuit board demand.
The quarterly billings data by region in millions of U.S. dollars, year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter growth rates by region are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
2Q11/1Q11 |
2Q11/2Q10 |
|
Taiwan |
2.76 |
2.85 |
2.58 |
-3% |
7% |
|
North America |
2.21 |
2.86 |
1.23 |
-23% |
79% |
|
Korea |
2.17 |
1.68 |
2.17 |
29% |
0% |
|
Japan |
1.48 |
1.34 |
1.01 |
10% |
47% |
|
Europe |
1.18 |
1.27 |
0.55 |
-7% |
116% |
|
China |
1.13 |
1.12 |
0.72 |
1% |
57% |
|
ROW |
0.99 |
0.88 |
0.85 |
12% |
17& |
|
Total |
11.92 |
12.00 |
9.11 |
-1% |
31% |
Source: SEMI/SEAJ September 2011. Figures may not add due to rounding.
