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To: Crossy who wrote (9895)	5/28/2003 11:32:08 AM
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Japan's chipmaking equipment b-to-b stays low Semiconductor Business News (05/28/03 09:00 a.m. EST) siliconstrategies.com TOKYO -- Global orders for Japanese semiconductor manufacturing equipment dropped 14 percent in April from a year earlier to 73.20 billion yen (about $620 million), according to a Dow Jones report quoting the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan. The book-to-bill ratio for Japanese equipment, computed as a three-month moving average, came to 0.78 in April, falling below the key 1.00-mark for the third month in a row, but up from the 0.71 recorded in March, the report said. It was also the second month of on-year declines although revenues were up 2.0% compared with April. The book-to-bill ratio stood at 0.95 in February and 1.05 in January, the account said. Hi Crossy, happy to hear you are doing so well with your investment! RtS