SAN JOSE, Calif., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- North American-based
manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.42 billion in orders in
March 2007 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.00
according to the March 2007 Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A
book-to-bill of 1.00 means that $100 worth of orders were received for
every $100 of product billed for the month.
The three-month average of worldwide bookings in March 2007 was $1.42
billion. The bookings figure is over one percent higher than the final
February 2007 level of $1.40 billion and over two percent above the $1.39
billion in orders posted in March 2006.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in March 2007 was $1.42
billion. The billings figure is even with the final February 2007 level of
$1.42 billion and six percent higher than the March 2006 billings level of
$1.34 billion.
"Bookings improved slightly in March, while there was a small decline
in billings when compared to February," said Stanley T. Myers, president
and CEO of SEMI. "Updated figures show relative equilibrium of orders and
shipments over the past few months, reflecting continued market stability
for North American providers of chip making equipment."
The SEMI book-to-bill is a ratio of three-month moving averages of
worldwide bookings and billings for North American-based semiconductor
equipment manufacturers. Billings and bookings figures are in millions of
U.S. dollars.
Billings Bookings Book-to-Bill
(Three-month avg.) (Three-month avg.)
October 2006 1,562.9 1,468.6 0.94
November 2006 1,486.1 1,426.5 0.96
December 2006 1,482.3 1,497.2 1.01
January 2007 1,448.0 1,445.8 1.00
February 2007 (final) 1,423.0 1,398.1 0.98
March 2007 (prelim.) 1,418.9 1,417.4 1.00
The data contained in this release was compiled by David Powell, Inc.,
an independent financial services firm, without audit, from data submitted
directly by the participants. SEMI and David Powell, Inc. assume no
responsibility for the accuracy of the underlying data.
The data are contained in a monthly Book-to-Bill Report published by
SEMI. The report tracks billings and bookings worldwide of North American-
headquartered manufacturers of equipment used to manufacture semiconductor
devices, not billings and bookings of the chips themselves.
SEMI is a global industry association serving companies that provide
equipment, materials and services used to manufacture semiconductors,
displays, nano-scaled structures, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
and related technologies. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing,
Brussels,
Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose (Calif.), Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo
and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.semi.org.
Editors Note:
The April 2007 SEMI Book-to-Bill Report is scheduled for publication on
May 17, 2007; 3:00 p.m. PDT (subject to change).
Independently from SEMI, The Semiconductor Equipment Association of
Japan (SEAJ) releases its October Book-to-Bill Report on approximately the
same date. The SEAJ Book-to-Bill Report tracks billings and bookings
worldwide of Japanese-headquartered semiconductor equipment manufacturers.
For more information on the SEAJ data, visit http://www.seaj.or.jp
SOURCE SEMI
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