North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts August 2006 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.00

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North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts August 2006 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.00
    SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- North American-based
manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.73 billion in orders in
August 2006 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.00
according to the August 2006 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 August 2006 was $1.73
billion. The bookings figure is even with the final July 2006 level of
$1.73 billion and almost 57 percent higher than the $1.10 billion in orders
posted in August 2005.
    The three-month average of worldwide billings in August 2006 was $1.74
billion. The billings figure is over six percent above the final July 2006
level of $1.64 billion and 65 percent above the August 2005 billings level
of $1.06 billion.
    "North American equipment manufacturers posted the highest billings
level since March 2001, while bookings remained even," said Stanley T.
Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. "Overall, both bookings and billings are
trending as expected for the cycle, with 2006 being a strong growth year
for the industry."
    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
                       (Three-month avg.) (Three-month avg.) Book-to-Bill
    March 2006               1,338.7           1,385.3          1.03
    April 2006               1,441.4           1,604.4          1.11
    May 2006                 1,452.6           1,619.0          1.11
    June 2006                1,557.4           1,782.3          1.14
    July 2006 (final)        1,637.9           1,734.6          1.06
    August 2006 (prelim.)    1,741.4           1,734.2          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 September 2006 SEMI Book-to-Bill Report is scheduled for
publication on October 17, 2006; 3:00 p.m. PDT (subject to change).
    Independently from SEMI, The Semiconductor Equipment Association of
Japan (SEAJ) releases its April 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
http://www.semi.org/
CONTACT:
Dan Tracy, +1-408-943-7987, or
dtracy@semi.org, or Scott Smith, +1-408-943-7957, or
ssmith@semi.org, both of SEMI