The latest Book-to-Bill Report published by SEMI for October shows a small increase over September, coming in at 0.83 compared to the revised lower ratio in September of 0.79. North American-based equipment suppliers posted $1.23 billion in orders in October 2007 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. 

“Actual sales of new semiconductor equipment have generally followed the bookings trends, which have declined sequentially since the cyclic peak in early summer,” said Stanley T. Myers, President and CEO of SEMI. “However, our expectation remains that 2007 equipment revenues will remain comparable to or slightly above 2006 sales.”

The three-month average of worldwide bookings in October 2007 was $1.23 billion. The bookings figure is flat with the final September 2007 level of $1.24 billion, 16 percent less than the $1.47 billion in orders posted in October 2006.