Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment topped US$3 billion in January 2021, according to SEMI.

"January billings of North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers marked a historic monthly high for the industry and a great start to the year," said Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO. "The acceleration of digital transformation is fueling strong, durable demand for semiconductor equipment."

North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$3.04 billion in billings worldwide in January 2021 (three-month average basis), the first time monthly billings have reached US$3 billion, SEMI disclosed. The billings figure is 13.4% higher than the revised billings level of US$2.68 billion in December, and 29.9% above the January 2020 billings level of US$2.34 billion.