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Book-to-bill falls to 0.88 for Japan's equipment makers Semiconductor Business News (10/30/02 11:46 a.m. EST) siliconstrategies.com TOKYO--The Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) today reported that the book-to-bill ratio for Japanese semiconductor equipment makers hit 0.88 in September, down from 1.21 in August, according to a report from Dow Jones. The book-to-bill fell below the 1.00-mark for the first time in six months, according to the report. A book-to-bill of 0.88 means that Y88 of new orders were received for every Y100 of products billed for the month. The book-to-bill ratio stood at 1.61 in July and 1.92 in June, according to SEAJ. Japan's chip-equipment vendors have been hit hard by the current and severe downturn in the IC industry. Advantest, Canon, Tokyo Electron Ltd., and others have recently reported a weak results in the sector. There was some positive news. Orders for Japanese-made chip equipment jumped 104.3% in September from a year earlier to Y88.53 billion, the report said. Sales grew 17.8% in September from a year ago to Y133.00 billion. In month-on-month terms, global orders for Japanese chip manufacturing equipment in September rose 46.9%, the report said.

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