Industry hits record sales
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment increased 5% from $102.6 billion in 2021 to an all-time record of $107.6 billion last year, SEMI has reported. The data is now available in the Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.
For the third consecutive year, China remained the largest semiconductor equipment market in 2022 despite a 5% slowdown in the pace of investments in the region year over year, accounting for $28.3 billion in billings. Taiwan, the second-largest destination for equipment spending, recorded an increase of 8% to $26.8 billion, marking the fourth straight year of growth for the region. Equipment sales to Korea contracted 14% to $21.5 billion. Annual semiconductor equipment investments in Europe surged 93%, while North America logged a 38% increase. Sales to the Rest of World and Japan increased 34% and 7% year over year, respectively.
“The record high for semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales in 2022 stems from the industry’s drive to add the fab capacity required to support long-term growth and innovations in key end markets including high-performance computing and automotive,” said Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO. “Additionally, the results reflect investments and determination across regions to avoid future semiconductor supply chain constraints like those that surfaced during the pandemic.”
Global sales of wafer processing equipment rose 8% in 2022, while other front-end segment billings grew 11%. After robust growth in 2021, assembly and packaging equipment sales decreased 19% last year while total test equipment billings contracted 4% year over year.
Compiled from data submitted by members of SEMI and the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ), the WWSEMS Report is a summary of the monthly billings figures for the global semiconductor equipment industry.
Annual Billings by Region in Billions of U.S. Dollars with Year-Over-Year Change Rates
Region 2022 2021 % Change
China 28.27 29.62 -5%
Taiwan 26.82 24.94 8%
Korea 21.51 24.98 -14%
North America 10.48 7.61 38%
Japan 8.35 7.80 7%
Europe 6.28 3.25 93%
Rest of World 5.95 4.44 34%
Total 107.64 102.64 5%
Sources: SEMI (www.semi.org) and SEAJ (www.seaj.or.jp), April 2023
Note: Summed subtotals may not equal the total due to rounding.
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