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To: Gottfried who wrote (16861)	12/15/2005 6:54:52 PM
From: etchmeister	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

"worldwide IC-equipment book-to-bill ratio" I know Gottfried; TEL should be very similar to AMAT. The biggest chunck missing in NA is probably litho (Japan and Netherlands), WW B2B also includes material (wafers?) as well $$& for service contracts as far as I understand. Also NA might be more frontend oriented but the discrepancy between both bookings (NA versus WW) seems to be huge to me.

To: Gottfried who wrote (16861)	12/16/2005 11:13:04 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 25522

Report: PC industry growth rate to slow W. Gardner TechWeb News (12/15/2005 7:01 PM EST) The current sales and unit growth rate enjoyed by the PC industry is due for a slowdown in 2006, says a Standard & Poor’s report. Strong unit sales growth of 15 percent in 2005 is likely to give way to lower growth in both units sold and revenues, the company said. S&P noted that while unit sales hovered around 15 percent in 2005, dollar sales were up only about 5 percent. The PC industry may be reaching the end of a cycle in which sales climbed steadily, it said. “Typically, upgrade or refresh cycles in the PC industry last about 8 to 10 quarters,” said Megan Graham-Hackett, an S&P analyst, in a statement. “The PC industry witnessed its 10th straight quarter of double-digit unit growth in the third quarter, and we now believe unit growth rates will come under pressure, with likely deceleration ahead.” On a more optimistic note, S&P said it expects strong growth to take place in the Asia-Pacific region. The researchers indicated it was hopeful that PC sales in Europe would be up next year, although it views European sales as something of a “wild cad.” In spite of a slightly gloomy report for revenues, S&P expects unit sales to be up about 9 percent in 2006.