KUALA LUMPUR (June 3): Global semiconductor equipment billings increased 51% year-over-year to US$23.6 billion in the first quarter of 2021, according to the US-based Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International (SEMI).

In its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) report released yesterday, SEMI said the figure was 21% higher quarter-on-quarter.

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.