North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts July 2008 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.83
SOURCE:
SEMI
2008-08-19 17:00:00
SAN JOSE, CA–(EMWNews – August 19, 2008) – North America-based manufacturers of
semiconductor equipment posted $905 million in orders in July 2008
(three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.83 according to
the July 2008 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 July 2008 was $905
million. The bookings figure is three percent less than the final June 2008
level of $934 million, and about 36 percent less than the $1.41 billion in
orders posted in July 2007.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in July 2008 was $1.09
billion. The billings figure is about six percent less than the final June
2008 level of $1.16 billion, and about 36 percent less than the July 2007
billings level of $1.69 billion.
“Orders for semiconductor equipment continue reflect the pronounced cutback
in capital expenditures this year and are at the lowest levels since
November of 2003,” said Daniel Tracy, senior director of Industry Research
and Statistics at SEMI. “While chip-makers remain attentive to cost
controls, this remains a highly cyclic industry. Factory utilization
levels, unit demand growth and planned fab projects suggest that new
investment activity will resume in 2009.”
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.) February 2008 1,310.8 1,205.4 0.92 March 2008 1,344.9 1,165.6 0.87 April 2008 1,337.3 1,090.3 0.82 May 2008 1,313.0 1,029.3 0.78 June 2008 (final) 1,159.8 934.2 0.81 July 2008 (prelim.) 1,087.4 904.8 0.83
Source: SEMI August 2008
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 1970, 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 www.semi.org.
Editors Note:
Next SEMI Book-to-Bill: September 18, 2008; 3:00 p.m. PDT
For information on SEAJ Book-to-Bill Report, visit www.seaj.or.jp
Association Contacts:
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