Korea's semiconductor equipment sales in the second quarter of 2022 fell 13% compared to the previous year, dropping to third place behind Taiwan and China.

SEMI, an industry association representing the global electronics industry supply chain, recently announced the "Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS)" report.

According to the report, global semiconductor equipment sales in the second quarter of 2022 reached $26.43 billion, a 7% increase from the previous quarter. This represents a 6% increase compared to $24.87 billion in the same period last year.

Taiwan ranked first globally with $6.68 billion, a 32% increase year-over-year, climbing to first place from third place in the previous quarter.

China recorded $6.56 billion, a 20% decrease year-over-year. China, which had ranked first in the previous quarter, fell to second place with a 13% decrease quarter-over-quarter.

Korea recorded $5.78 billion, down 13% year-over-year but up 12% quarter-over-quarter. Korea dropped to third place due to Taiwan's significant increase in investment.

North America followed with $2.64 billion, Europe with $1.86 billion, Japan with $1.65 billion, and other regions with $1.25 billion.

Meanwhile, the SEMI semiconductor equipment market statistics report cited in this announcement (Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics, WWSEMS) is a report summarizing monthly sales of the global semiconductor equipment industry, including wafer processing, assembly and packaging, testing and other front-end processes (mask/reticle manufacturing, wafer manufacturing, fab equipment facilities).