Total semiconductor equipment sales, OEM perspective

For a memo

SEMI, total semiconductor equipment sales, OEM perspective, target 2026: $165.9 billion, issued 2026-07-14. Previously $145 billion, issued 2025-12-16. Source: Mid-Year Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast, OEM Perspective, 2026, https://www.semi.org/en/semi-press-release/global-semiconductor-equipment-sales-forecast-to-reach-a-record-229-billion-dollars-in-2028-semi-reports. Recorded by Silicon Almanac, which retains every prior value: https://siliconalmanac.com/figure/semi-total-equipment-sales/2026/  

Everything in one paragraph, including what this figure replaced.

For the bottom of a slide

Source: SEMI (2026-07-14), Mid-Year Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast, OEM Perspective, 2026. Revision history: https://siliconalmanac.com/figure/semi-total-equipment-sales/2026/  

One line. The value is deliberately not repeated here: on a slide the number is on the slide, and a footnote that restates it is one edit away from disagreeing with it.

For a spreadsheet

publisher	figure	target_period	value_as_published	issued	qualifiers	source_title	source_url	previous_value	previous_issued	figure_page	retrieved
SEMI	Total semiconductor equipment sales, OEM perspective	2026	$165.9 billion	2026-07-14		Mid-Year Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast, OEM Perspective, 2026	https://www.semi.org/en/semi-press-release/global-semiconductor-equipment-sales-forecast-to-reach-a-record-229-billion-dollars-in-2028-semi-reports	$145 billion	2025-12-16	https://siliconalmanac.com/figure/semi-total-equipment-sales/2026/	

Two lines, tab separated: the headings and one row. Tabs rather than commas because several of these values contain commas, and quoting rules are a second thing to get wrong. The columns do not line up on screen and do line up once pasted.