Semi Equipment Bookings Down 3d Straight Month
SAN JOSE — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers reported 90-day bookings fell 11.9% from last year in August. Orders were down 2.7% sequentially, the SEMI trade group said.
Total orders reached $1.06 billion worldwide in August on a three-month average basis. Billings fell 10.1% from the revised July figure and 18.7% year-over-year.
The book-to-bill ratio slipped 20 basis points to 0.98, the third straight month the ratio fell. A book-to-bill of 0.98 means that $98 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.
|
|
Billings |
Bookings |
Book-to-Bill |
|
March 2013 |
991.0 |
1,103.3 |
1.11 |
|
April 2013 |
1,086.3 |
1,173.9 |
1.08 |
|
May 2013 |
1,223.4 |
1,321.3 |
1.08 |
|
June 2013 |
1,213.7 |
1,334.2 |
1.10 |
|
July 2013 (final) |
1,204.0 |
1,207.2 |
1.00 |
|
August 2013 (prelim) |
1,081.9 |
1,063.9 |
0.98 |
Source: SEMI, September 2013
Tags: SEMI, semiconductor equipment, book-to-bill
