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To: Darin who wrote (2738)	3/18/1998 10:40:00 PM
From: CoyLam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5482

An interesting post....... messages.yahoo.com@m2.yahoo.com

To: Darin who wrote (2738)	3/19/1998 2:10:00 PM
From: Smilodon	Respond to of 5482

Disaggregated Book to Bill. February total semi book-to-bill ratio declined to .92 from .93 in January (revised down from .94), and the front-end btb ratio increased from .89 from .87 (revised down from .89). Total shipments of semiconductor equipment were down 3.9% sequentially, and orders fell 5.4%. Front-end shipments fell 6.7% and front end orders were off 5%. Test/assembly came in at .98, down from 1.09 in January. Orders in February declined 6% from January levels, following a 6% decline in January. Shipments in February increased 4%, versus a decline of 4% in January. Order levels are still 35% above those reported a year ago.