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:


Region


2Q2011


1Q 2011


2Q2010

2Q11/1Q11
(QoQ)

2Q11/2Q10
(YoY)

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.

 

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