SAN JOSE — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $1.26 billion in orders worldwide in February, down 3.9% from a a year ago.

The 90-day moving average basis bookings in February were 3.7% lower than the revised January 2016 levels, SEMI added.

The three-month average worldwide billings was $1.20 billion, down 1.3% sequentially and 5.9% from February 2015.

The book-to-bill ratio was 1.05, meaning that $105 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month. It was the third straight month the ratio was at or above parity, which is generally considered an indicator of future expansion.

 

Billings
(3-mo. avg)

Bookings
(3-mo. avg)

Book-to-Bill

September 2015

$1,495.0

$1,554.9

1.04

October 2015

$1,358.6

$1,325.6

0.98

November 2015

$1,288.3

$1,236.6

0.96

December 2015

$1,349.9

$1,343.5

1.00

January 2016 (final)

$1,221.2

$1,310.9

1.07

February 2016 (prelim)

$1,204.8

$1,262.4

1.05

Source: SEMI (www.semi.org), March 2016

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