Taiwan Overtakes South Korea as No. 2 Semiconductor Equipment Supplier

Taiwan has overtaken South Korea to become the second-largest supplier of semiconductor equipment by revenue, according to the industry group SEMI.

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00:00Taiwan has become the world's second-largest supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment,

00:05overtaking South Korea. New figures from industry group SEMI show Taiwan's third-quarter revenue

00:11from sales of semiconductor equipment was US$4.69 billion. That's a year-on-year increase

00:18of 19%. China stayed in first place at US$12.93 billion. Taiwan is the world's top producer

00:25of high-end semiconductors, but as the new numbers show, its share of the market for

00:30equipment is also growing.