[SEMI: Q1 Global Semiconductor Equipment Sales Hit a Record High of $36.5 Billion, Up 14% YoY]

Published: Jun 12, 2026 08:57

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The Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) released its latest Global Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics Report on June 11. Data showed that in Q1 2026, global semiconductor equipment sales reached $36.55 billion, up 1% QoQ and 14% YoY, hitting a record high for a single quarter. Region-wise, South Korea surpassed Taiwan, China, to rank second globally. SEMI stated that the semiconductor equipment market in Q1 of this year continued to benefit from the investment wave in artificial intelligence, with global semiconductor enterprises increasing their capacity expansion and technological upgrades. These investments were mainly directed at advanced logic processes, dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), and advanced packaging, continuously boosting the equipment market size higher.

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