SEMI, Equipment, Semiconductor, Bookings SEMI book-to-bill slips again

SAN FRANCISCO--The three-month rolling average of bookings to billings posted by North America-based makers of semiconductor production equipment slipped in June for the second consecutive month, according to the fab tool trade group SEMI.

"Billings are up year-over-year and three-month average billings are relatively consistent," said Stanley Myers, president and CEO of SEMI, in a statement. "We will monitor bookings strength for indications of year-end or seasonal softening, but no definitive data trend is apparent yet."

North America-based chip equipment suppliers posted $1.55 billion in orders in June, as the book-to-bill ratio slipped to 0.94 on a three-month average basis, SEMI said Tuesday (July 19). A book-to-bill of 0.94 means that $94 worth of orders was received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

Bookings declined 4 percent in June from $1.62 billion in May, SEMI said. June bookings were down 10 percent from June 2010, SEMI said.

The three-month average of worldwide billings in June was $1.65 billion, SEMI said, down 1 percent from May and up 13 percent from June 2010, SEMI said.


SEMI, Equipment, Semiconductor, Bookings SEMI book-to-bill slips again