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SOURCE: Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts June 2000 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.26
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted another record month for shipments in June 2000 and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.26, it was reported by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI). A book-to-bill of 1.26 means $126 in orders were received for each $100 worth of products shipped.
The three-month average of worldwide shipments in June 2000 was $2.2 billion. The figure is three percent above the May 2000 level, and is 73 percent above the June 1999 shipments level of $1.3 billion. June shipments came in 36 percent above the previous cycle peak of $1.6 billion shipped in November 1997.
The three-month average of bookings in June 2000 was $2.8 billion. The bookings figure is one percent above May 2000 and 79 percent above the $1.6 billion posted in June 1999. June bookings came in 71 percent above the previous bookings cycle peak (also in November 1997) of $1.6 billion.
``While the pace is moderating, orders of semiconductor manufacturing equipment continued an upward trend in June,'' said Stanley Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. ``Enthusiasm for a banner growth year was evident last week at the SEMICON West exposition, where the industry saw robust activity and strong sentiment for continued expansion in the chip industry.''
The SEMI book-to-bill is a ratio of three-month moving average bookings to three-month moving average shipments for the North American semiconductor equipment industry. Shipments and bookings figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Shipments Bookings Book-to-Bill
January 2000 1,603.5 2,227.3 1.39
February 2000 1,594.3 2,301.5 1.44
March 2000 1,744.9 2,546.5 1.46
April 2000 (final) 1,991.4 2,715.7 1.36
May 2000 (revised) 2,155.2 2,766.9 1.28
June 2000 (prelim.) 2,225.8 2,796.1 1.26
The data contained in this release was compiled by the independent public accounting firm of Arthur Andersen LLP, without audit, from data submitted directly by the participants. SEMI and Arthur Andersen LLP can assume no responsibility for the accuracy of the underlying data.
The data are contained in a monthly Express Report published by SEMI that tracks shipments and orders worldwide of North American-based manufacturers of equipment used to manufacture semiconductor devices, not shipments and orders of the chips themselves. The July 2000 Express Report is scheduled for publication on August 22, 2000 (subject to change).
Based in San Jose, Calif., SEMI is an international trade association serving more than 2,400 companies participating in the $65 billion semiconductor and flat panel display equipment and materials markets. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information about SEMI, including the SEMIndex, a global stock index of 71 publicly traded equipment and materials companies, visit www.semi.org.
SOURCE: Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International |
