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To: Oblomov who wrote (114056)	7/23/2001 5:59:09 PM
From: The Freep	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Book to Bill of .54 semi.org!OpenDocument I believe that beats some on the Street, but is lower than Patron's benchmark. <g> SEMI at least doesn't try and spin this: "While the book-to-bill ratio improved slightly in June, total shipments and orders continued to decline," said Elizabeth Schumann, director of industry research and statistics for SEMI. "Some specific equipment categories are showing modest improvement, which could be an indication that the industry is nearing the trough of the orders cycle. Based on comments regarding the lack of forward visibility made by participants last week at SEMICON West, however, we hesitate to declare a reversal in order trends just yet." the freep