SEMI’s December billings figure for sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment was $2.387 billion – 16.3% up on the November 2017 level of $2.05 billion, and 27.7% higher than the December 2016 billings level of $1.87 billion. “December 2017 monthly billings for North American equipment manufacturers ended the year at the highest levels in this record-breaking ...

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