Higher Demand Continues for Semi Equipment
SAN JOSE — The 90-day moving average orders at North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 20.1% year-over-year to $1.29 billion in February. Bookings were up 0.7% from the revised January figure of $1.28 billion, the SEMI trade group said.
The book-to-bill ratio was 1.0, meaning that $100 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month. It was the fifth straight month the ratio was at 1.0 or higher, generally seen as a sign of an expanding market.
and is 20.1 percent higher than the February 2013 order level of $1.07 billion.
The three-month average worldwide billings was $1.29 billion, up 4.5% over the final January figure and 32.2% higher than February 2013.
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|
Billings |
Bookings |
Book-to-Bill |
|
September 2013 |
1,020.9 |
992.8 |
0.97 |
|
October 2013 |
1,071.0 |
1,124.5 |
1.05 |
|
November 2013 |
1,113.9 |
1,238.0 |
1.11 |
|
December 2013 |
1,349.7 |
1,380.8 |
1.02 |
|
January 2014 (final) |
1,233.2 |
1,280.3 |
1.04 |
|
February 2014 (prelim) |
1,288.6 |
1,288.9 |
1.00 |
Source: SEMI, March 2014
