SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- North American-based
manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.23 billion in orders in
October 2007 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.83
according to the October 2007 Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI.
A book-to-bill of 0.83 means that $83 worth of orders were received for
every $100 of product billed for the month.
The three-month average of worldwide bookings in October 2007 was $1.23
billion. The bookings figure is flat with the final September 2007 level of
$1.24 billion and 16 percent less than the $1.47 billion in orders posted
in October 2006.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in October 2007 was $1.49
billion. The billings figure is about four percent less than the final
September 2007 level of $1.56 billion and about five percent less than the
October 2006 billings level of $1.56 billion.
"Actual sales of new semiconductor equipment have generally followed
the bookings trends, which have declined sequentially since the cyclic peak
in early summer," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI.
"However, our expectation remains that 2007 equipment revenues will remain
comparable to or slightly above 2006 sales."
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.)
May 2007 1,670.2 1,641.9 0.98
June 2007 1,768.1 1,607.6 0.91
July 2007 1,685.8 1,406.3 0.83
August 2007 1,682.3 1,371.2 0.82
September 2007 (final) 1,557.4 1,235.0 0.79
October 2007 (prelim.) 1,488.1 1,231.6 0.83
Source: SEMI November 2007
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 the global industry association serving the manufacturing
supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries.
SEMI member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter,
faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1971,
SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new
markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in
Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai,
Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit
http://www.semi.org.
Editors Note:
The November 2007 SEMI Book-to-Bill Report is scheduled for publication
on December 20, 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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