Semiconductor Equipment Sales off Again in February
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 |
Bookings |
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
