North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.06 billion in billings worldwide in May 2019 (three-month average basis), according to the May Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published by SEMI. The billings figure is 7.4% higher than the final April 2019 level of $1.92 billion, and is 23.6% lower than the May 2018 billings level of $2.69 billion.   “Billings of North American equipment manufacturers increased for the second consecutive month,” s...