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SEMI Reports A Preliminary Book-to-bill Ratio For The North American
SEMI reports a preliminary book-to-bill ratio for the North American
semiconductor equipment industry of 0.73 in October, based on $766mn in orders and billings of $1.05bn. These figures represent growths of 19% and 18% on 2001, respectively. The book-to-bill was 0.80 in September and 1.02 in August.
SEMI reports a preliminary book-to-bill ratio for the North American semiconductor equipment industry of 0.73 in October, based on $766mn in orders and billings of $1.05bn. These figures represent growths of 19% and 18% on 2001, respectively. The book-to-bill was 0.80 in September and 1.02 in August.
"While there are indications that capacity has been added throughout the current downturn at leading-edge fabs, broader-based capacity expansion has been on hold," says Stanley Myers, SEMIs president and CEO. "This trend will continue into 2003 until semiconductor manufacturers have stronger signals regarding the outlook for chip demand." For the worldwide equipment industry, SEMI reports Q3 orders at $4.96bn and billings at $5.7bn. These figures are, respectively, 43% and 1% better than Q3 2001. The European region had billings of $0.53bn, compared with $0.70bn in Q3 2001.
