SAN JOSE — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers today reported the June 90-day average bookings fell 9.8% from the revised May figures to $1.46 billion.
Bookings were down 5.5% from June 2011, the SEMI trade group said. The companies surveyed posted $1.55 billion in billings worldwide in June, up 1% from final May levels and down 5.2% from last year.
The book-to-bill ratio was 0.94 in June, meaning that $94 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month. Semiconductor fabrication equipment is considered a leading indicator for future printed circuit board and electronics assembly orders.
The drop broke a streak of seven months of increases.
|
Billings |
Bookings |
Book-to-Bill |
Jan 2012 |
1,239.9 |
1,187.5 |
0.96 |
Feb 2012 |
1,322.8 |
1,336.9 |
1.01 |
March 2012 |
1,287.6 |
1,445.7 |
1.12 |
April 2012 |
1,458.7 |
1,602.8 |
1.10 |
May 2012 (final) |
1,539.3 |
1,613.7 |
1.05 |
June 2012 (prelim) |
1,554.9 |
1,455.6 |
0.94 |