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US equipment booking highest since 2004 |
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Feb 17, 2006 at 07:43 PM |
 North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor
equipment posted $1.26 billion in orders in January 2006 (three-month average
basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.97 according to the January 2006
Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI.
The three-month average of
worldwide bookings in January 2006 was $1.26 billion. The bookings figure is
ten percent higher than the final December 2005 level of $1.14 billion and over
27 percent higher than the $986 million in orders posted in January 2005.
"January 2006 bookings for North American-based
semiconductor equipment providers are at the highest level since November of
2004," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. "These
year-end numbers reinforce the optimism in the capital equipment industry, and
indicate continued momentum and steady growth for the year ahead."
The three-month average of worldwide billings in January
2006 was $1.29 billion. The billings figure is over five percent above the
final December 2005 level of $1.22 billion and almost three percent higher than
the January 2005 billings level of $1.26 billion.
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