IC-equipment bookings, billings up in Q1
Mark LaPedus
EE Times
(05/17/2006 6:13 PM EDT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Worldwide semiconductor equipment billings reached $9.58 billion in the first quarter of 2006, up 20 percent from the fourth quarter of 2005 and about 3 percent above the same quarter a year ago, according to the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) trade group, based here.
SEMI also reported worldwide semiconductor equipment bookings of $9.94 billion in the first quarter of 2006. The figure is 36 percent above the same quarter a year ago, and 18 percent above the bookings figure for the fourth quarter of 2005.
“Bookings and billings for the first quarter of 2006 posted strong gains over the fourth quarter of 2005, with North America and Korea showing particularly robust growth,” said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI, in a statement.
“Year-over-year sales in most regions saw double-digit growth, with the exception of Europe, and Korea, which saw capacity purchased in 2004 coming online,” he said.
SEMI’s data was gathered in cooperation with the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) from more than 150 global equipment companies that provide data on a monthly basis.
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