Milpitas, CA. SEMI today reported that worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $56.6 billion in 2017, a year-over-year increase of 37% from 2016 sales of $41.24 billion. The data are available in the Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report, now available from SEMI.
Korea claimed the largest market for new semiconductor equipment for the first time, shattering all previous regional spending records with $17.95 billion in equipment sales. Taiwan fell to the second position with sales of $11.49 billion. Annual spending rates increased for South Korea, Europe, China, Japan, and North America. However, new equipment markets in Taiwan and Rest of World (primarily Southeast Asia) contracted.
Equipment sales to China increased 27% as the region maintained the third largest market position for the second year in a row. The 2017 equipment markets in Japan and North America held onto fourth and fifth places, respectively, while the Europe market rose in the rankings to the sixth spot. The global other front-end segment increased 40%; the wafer processing equipment market segment rose 39%; the assembly and packaging segment jumped 29%; and total test equipment sales increased 27%.
Compiled from data submitted by members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ), the Worldwide SEMS Report is a summary of the monthly billings figures for the global semiconductor equipment industry. Categories cover wafer processing, assembly and packaging, test, and other front-end equipment. Other front-end includes mask/reticle manufacturing, wafer manufacturing, and fab facilities equipment.
Semiconductor Capital Equipment Market by World Region (2016-2017)
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2017
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2016
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% Change
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South Korea
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17.95
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7.69
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133%
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Taiwan
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11.49
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12.23
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-6%
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China
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8.23
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6.46
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27%
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Japan
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6.49
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4.63
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40%
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North America
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5.59
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4.49
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24%
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Europe
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3.67
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2.18
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68%
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Rest of World
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3.20
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3.55
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-10%
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Total
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56.62
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41.24
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37%
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Source: SEMI/SEAJ April 2018
Note: Summed subtotals may not equal the total due to rounding.
The Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) from SEMI provides comprehensive market data for the global semiconductor equipment market. A subscription includes three reports: the monthly SEMI Billings Report, which offers a perspective of the trends in the equipment market; the monthly Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS), a detailed report of semiconductor equipment bookings and billings for seven regions and 24 market segments; and the SEMI Semiconductor Equipment Forecast, which provides an outlook for the semiconductor equipment market.