SAN JOSE — The 90-day moving average worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment bookings fell 7% year-over-year to $8.7 billion in the third quarter.

Worldwide bookings fell 14% sequentially, according to the SEMI and Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan trade groups, based on reports from more than 100 global equipment companies.

Billings rose 9% over last year and 3% sequentially to $9.6 billion. 

A 78% year-over-year gain in China was not enough to offset sharp declines in Europe and North America.

The quarterly billings data by region in billions of U.S. dollars, quarter-over-quarter growth and year-over-year rates by region are as follows:

3Q2015

2Q2015

3Q2014

3Q15/2Q15 (QoQ)

3Q15/3Q14
(YoY)

Taiwan

2.85

2.34

2.30

22%

24%

China

1.70

1.04

0.96

63%

78%

Korea

1.56

2.00

1.00

-22%

56%

Japan

1.43

1.40

1.10

2%

30%

North America

1.18

1.55

2.16

-23%

-45%

Rest of World

0.58

0.53

0.64

9%

-10%

Europe

0.34

0.52

0.66

-36%

-49%

Total

9.64

9.39

8.82

3%

9%

Source: SEMI/SEAJ December 2015; Figures may not add due to rounding.

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