PETALING JAYA: Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in 2021 surged 44% to an all-time record of US$102.6bil billion from US$71.2bil in 2020, according to US-based Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturers Industry (SEMI).
In a statement, SEMI said China claimed the largest market for semiconductor equipment for the second time with sales expanding 58% to US$29.6bil to mark the fourth consecutive year of growth.
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