SEMI Reports Record 2025 Semiconductor Equipment Billings

SEMI reported that worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment increased 15% to a record $135.1 billion in 2025, up from $117.1 billion in 2024. This growth was primarily driven by continued investment in advanced logic, memory, and AI-related capacity expansion. The front-end semiconductor equipment market saw solid growth, with wafer processing equipment sales increasing 12%. The back-end equipment segment also recorded strong growth, with test equipment billings surging 55% and assembly and packaging equipment sales rising 21%. Regionally, Asia dominated spending, with China, Taiwan, and South Korea accounting for 79% of the global market. Taiwan experienced a 90% increase in spending, reaching a record $31.5 billion, while South Korea saw a 26% increase. Europe and North America, however, experienced declines in spending.