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Semiconductor manufacturing equipment continues to recover from a mid-2012 downturn. Based on data from SEMI and SEAJ, bookings (orders) began to pick up in December 2012. The book-to-bill ratio was over 1.0 from December 2012 through February 2014. Billings (shipments) surged in March through May of 2014 driving the book-to-bill… Read more“Semiconductor equipment on growth track”

Electronics production growth has turned positive in 2014 for all key geographic regions. The graph below shows three-month-average change versus a year ago for electronics production in local currency through April 2014. Total industrial production is used for Europe (EU countries) and South Korea since electronic production data is not… Read more“Electronics growth positive around the world”

The first quarter 2014 semiconductor market was $78.5 billion, down 1.8% from fourth quarter 2013 and up 11.4% from a year ago, according to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS). The year-to-year growth was the highest since 4Q 2010. The year-to-year growth has been accelerating for the last four quarters. Our… Read more“Healthy semiconductor growth in 2014 and 2015”

Spending on semiconductor manufacturing equipment is headed for healthy growth in 2014. The latest data from SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) shows March 2014 three-month-average billings for semiconductor manufacturing equipment were up 16% from February 2014 and up 31% from a year ago. Bookings were up… Read more“Strong 2014 for semiconductor equipment and CapEx”