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Mar 16, 2007 at 12:00 AM |
 According to new data released by SEMI, North American-based equipment suppliers posted $1.65 billion in orders in February 2007 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.05.
"The three month average for North American bookings and billings remained steady in February," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. "Though semiconductor industry market trends have slowed some in the first part of 2007, current equipment data are at levels well above one year ago."
The bookings figure is about one percent under the final January 2007 level of $1.67 billion and about 28 percent above the $1.29 billion in orders posted in February 2006.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in February 2007 was $1.58 billion. The billings figure is about two percent under the final January 2007 level of $1.60 billion.
As seen in Chart 1 (below), the book-to-bill ratio is currently tracking upward in an identical path seen in the fourth quarter of 2005. This may indicate that equipment orders will peak once again in the June 2007 timeframe.
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