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To: Gottfried who wrote (9034)	3/18/2003 6:38:35 PM
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North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts February 2003 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.99 SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2003 -- The North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $782 million in orders in February 2003 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.99, according to the February 2003 Express Report published today by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI). A book-to-bill of 0.99 means that $99 worth of new orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month. The three-month average of worldwide bookings in February 2003 was $782 million. The bookings figure is six percent above the revised January 2003 level of $739 million and six percent above the $737 million in orders posted in February 2002. The three-month average of worldwide billings in February 2003 was $793 million. The billings figure is one percent above the revised January 2003 level of $784 million and three percent below the February 2002 billings level of $818 million. "Bookings of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment have remained essentially flat for the last six months and as a result, a number of equipment manufacturers have announced recently plans for further consolidating and restructuring of operations and product offerings," said Stanley Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. "While the bookings outlook appears sluggish, over 20 new fabs are expected to begin production in the next two years." The SEMI book-to-bill is a ratio of three-month moving average bookings to three-month moving average billings for the North American semiconductor equipment industry. Billings and bookings figures are in millions of U.S. dollars. semi.org!OpenDocument

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