Semi Equipment Orders Jump in December
MILPITAS, CA — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted 90-day average orders of $1.99 billion in December, according to the SEMI trade group.
Bookings were up 28.3% from the revised November level and 47.8% higher than the December 2015 level of $1.34 billion.
The book-to-bill ratio for the period was 1.06, meaning $106 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month. A ratio above 1.0 is considered an indicator of near-term future growth.
The 90-day average worldwide billings in December $1.87 billion, up 15.7% from November and 38.2% from December 2015.
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|
Billings |
Bookings |
Book-to-Bill |
|
July 2016 |
$1,707.9 |
$1,795.4 |
1.05 |
|
August 2016 |
$1,709.0 |
$1,753.4 |
1.03 |
|
September 2016 |
$1,493.3 |
$1,567.2 |
1.05 |
|
October 2016 |
$1,630.4 |
$1,488.4 |
0.91 |
|
November 2016 (final) |
$1,613.3 |
$1,547.5 |
0.96 |
|
December 2016 (prelim) |
$1,865.8 |
$1,985.4 |
1.06 |
Source: SEMI, January 2017
