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To: Gottfried who wrote (12180)	11/23/2004 8:09:01 AM
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Japan's fab-tool book-to-bill jumps to 0.91 in October By Mark LaPedus Silicon Strategies 11/22/2004, 6:54 PM ET TOKYO — Japanese-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.91 in October, up from 0.87 in September, according to new figures from the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) on Monday (Nov. 22). The three-month average of worldwide bookings in October 2004 were 114,510 million yen (US$1.11 billion), down 10.2 percent from the revised September 2004 level and down 5 percent from the orders posted in October 2003. The three-month average of worldwide billings in October 2004 were 126,497 million yen (US$1.23 billion), down 13.3 percent from the revised September 2004 level and up 40.5 percent above the October 2003 billings level. The figures indicate that the Japanese chip-equipment industry is taking a pause. In comparison, amid a lull in the IC market, North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.96 for October, up from the revised 0.94 figure in September, according to the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) trade group on Monday (see Nov. 22 story).

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