Market Information

The prospects for PV growth vary widely by region, by country, and by industry analyst. Market incentives, technology changes, polysilicon supply, and government actions all create uncertainty for equipment and materials suppliers.

SEMI Releases Third Quarter 2012 Worldwide Photovoltaic Equipment Market Statistics Report

At 0.38, Book-to-bill Ratio Improves due to Lower Billings and Flat Bookings

SAN JOSE, Calif. — January 10, 2013 — SEMI today reported the worldwide PV manufacturing equipment billings and bookings for the third quarter of 2012. Worldwide booking remained essentially flat in the third quarter when compared to the previous quarter. The $234 million in bookings is 56 percent below the third quarter of 2011. Worldwide billings declined to $609 million, down 13 percent from the previous quarter and 60 percent below the same quarter one year ago. While the book-to-bill ratio remained below parity for the sixth consecutive quarter, the ratio did improve to 0.38 given the flat bookings and the decline in billings.

Source: Worldwide PV Equipment Market Statistics Report, January 2013

The worldwide PV equipment billings and bookings data is gathered jointly with the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) from about 50 global equipment companies that provide primary data on a quarterly basis.

The SEMI Worldwide Photovoltaic Equipment Market Statistics Report is available by subscription. Each subscription includes four quarterly reports and each quarterly report includes three parts:

Quarterly Worldwide Billings and Bookings Data Report (Excel)
Highlights and Analysis (PDF)
Billings and Bookings Database (with all historical data starting with 1Q’10, in Excel pivot table format).

Reporting Categories:

Market Region: Americas; Asia (China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Rest of Asia); Europe; Rest of World
Supply Chain Segment: Poly/Ingot/Wafer; Crystalline Silicon Cell; Crystalline Silicon Module; Thin Film
Equipment Type: Component; Single Equipment; Equipment Lines

For more information on equipment coverage, reporting categories, data collection methodology, sample report, and how to subscribe, please visit www.semi.org/en/node/38716, or contact SEMI Customer Service at 1.877.746.7788 (toll free in the U.S.) or 1.408.943.6901 (International).

About SEMI

SEMI is the global industry association serving the nano- and microelectronics manufacturing supply chains. Our 2,000 SEMI member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter, faster and more economical products that improve our lives. SEMI maintains offices in Beijing, Bengaluru, Berlin, Brussels, Grenoble, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.semi.org and www.pvgroup.org.

Association Contact

Deborah Geiger/SEMI
Phone: 408.943.7988
Email: dgeiger@semi.org

# # #

Participate in Global Book-to-Bill Program for PV Equipment

The Photovoltaic (PV) Equipment Data Collection Program generates a quarterly PV equipment book-to-bill report to provide subscribers with timely and credible global information on the rapidly expanding PV equipment market. This quarterly book-to-bill report for the PV equipment industry that will give members and other industry stakeholders accurate insights into the market environment for PV manufacturing. Patterned after the widely quoted SEMI Book-to-Bill reports for the semiconductor industry, these reports will help members and other make informed investment decisions and know their position in the industry in relation to competitors. If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact us