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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (9911)	5/20/2004 8:29:24 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

NORTH AMERICAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY POSTS APRIL 2004 BOOK-TO-BILL RATIO OF 1.14 SAN JOSE, Calif., May 20, 2004 -- North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.59 billion in orders in April 2004 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.14, according to the April 2004 Express Report published today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 1.14 means that $114 worth of new orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month. The three-month average of worldwide bookings in April 2004 was $1.59 billion. The bookings figure is 16 percent above the revised March 2004 level of $1.38 billion and 111 percent above the $757 million in orders posted in April 2003. The three-month average of worldwide billings in April 2004 was $1.40 billion. The billings figure is 10 percent above the revised March 2004 level of $1.27 billion and 67 percent above the April 2003 billings level of $840 million. [snip] wps2a.semi.org