Semicon Equipment
PCB007 Wednesday, June 9, 2010 |SEMI
Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment shipments reached$7.46 billion in the first quarter of 2010. Billings figure was 32%higher than the fourth quarter of 2009 and 142% higher than thesame quarter last year.
Global semiconductor equipment orders $9.41 billion in thefirst quarter of 2010. This figure is 484 percent, over the sameperiod a year ago and 28% greater than the bookings figure for thefourth quarter of 2009.
The quarterly billings data by region in millions of U.S.dollars, year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter growth rates byregion are as follows:
