SAN JOSE, Calif., July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- North American-based
manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.65 billion in orders in
June 2007 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.94
according to the June 2007 Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A
book-to-bill of 0.94 means that $94 worth of orders were received for every
$100 of product billed for the month.
The three-month average of worldwide bookings in June 2007 was $1.65
billion. The bookings figure is relatively flat with the final May 2007
level of $1.64 billion and about seven percent less than the $1.78 billion
in orders posted in June 2006.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in June 2007 was $1.75
billion. The billings figure is about five percent greater than the final
May 2007 level of $1.67 billion and about 13 percent greater than the June
2006 billings level of $1.56 billion.
"North American bookings and billings are trending up slightly, and are
at their highest levels of the year," said Stanley T. Myers, president and
CEO of SEMI. "Based on SEMI mid-year consensus forecast data, we expect the
semiconductor equipment market to experience strong sales in 2007 of over
$40 billion, driven by investments in 300 mm technology and 45 nm tools."
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.)
January 2007 1,448.0 1,445.8 1.00
February 2007 1,423.0 1,398.1 0.98
March 2007 1,436.4 1,419.6 0.99
April 2007 1,594.7 1,567.5 0.98
May 2007 (final) 1,670.2 1,641.9 0.98
June 2007 (prelim.) 1,753.3 1,652.1 0.94
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, Silicon Valley, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore,
Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.semi.org.
Editors Note:
The July 2007 SEMI Book-to-Bill Report is scheduled for publication on
August 16, 2007; 3:00 p.m. PDT (subject to change).
Independently from SEMI, The Semiconductor Equipment Association of
Japan (SEAJ) releases its July 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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