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To: etchmeister who wrote (17385)	1/23/2006 7:26:34 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 25522

Japan's tool book-to-bill climbs EE Times (01/23/2006 4:19 PM EST) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Japan-based semiconductor production equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.19 for December, up from 1.05 in November, according to the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ). The three-month average of worldwide bookings in December was 139.1 billion yen ($1.22 billion), up 4.3 percent sequentially and up 18.2 percent from the like period a year ago. Billings were 116.9 billion yen ($1.02 billion) in December, down 8.1 percent sequentially but up 4.5 percent from the like period a year ago.