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To: 2MAR$ who started this subject	6/21/2001 6:50:10 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (2) of 2077

DJ N. Amer Semi Equip May Book-To-Bill -2: Decline Continues SAN JOSE (Dow Jones)--North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $704.4 million of orders in May, and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.46. A book-to-bill ratio of 0.46 means that $46 worth of new orders were received for every $100 of product shipped for the month. In a press release Tuesday, trade association Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International said "while the book-to-bill ratio is slightly elevated from the prior month, both shipments and orders continued to decline." The association also said "it is likely that the prospects for sustained year-over-year improvements in monthly shipments are three to four quarters away." On a worldwide basis, it currently expects a 30% to 32% annual decline in the semiconductor equipment market in 2001. While this is a severe drop it will still result in the second best revenue year in the history of the industry. The three-month average of worldwide bookings in May 2001 was $704 million. The bookings figure is 3% below the revised April 2001 level of $723 million and 75% below the $2.78 billion in orders posted in May 2000. The book-to-bill ratio is a ratio of three-month moving average of bookings to the three-month average of shipments for the North American semiconductor-equipment industry. A ratio above 1.00 generally indicates the industry is expanding, and a figure below that level tends to show the industry is contracting, the trade group said. The three-month average of worldwide shipments in May 2001 was $1.52 billion. The shipments figure is 9% below the revised April 2001 level of $1.66 billion and is 30% below the May 2000 shipments level of $2.16 billion. Company Web site: semi.org -Jacquie Jordan; Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5388 (END) DOW JONES NEWS 06-21-01 06:40 PM - - 06 40 PM EDT 06-21-01 -------------------- TAL News Server History: ADD : 01/06/21 18:41

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