Semi Equipment Bookings Spiked in December
SAN JOSE – Preliminary December bookings at North American-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 33% year-over-year and reversed a four months of decline.
Makers of semi gear posted
$1.52 billion in orders in December on a three-month average basis, up 7% sequentially, the trade group SEMI said.
The a
book-to-bill ratio was 1.05, meaning $105 worth of orders were received
for every $100 of product
billed. The ratio hit its highest point since July, which was also the
last time it closed above the 1.0 benchmark that signals a growing
market.
Bookings have declined 7% quarter-over-quarter.
“The three-month average trends for North American
semiconductor equipment bookings and billings diverged in December,
with a slight decrease in billings and an uptick in bookings.” said
Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI.
Billings (Three-month avg.) | Bookings (Three-month avg.) | Book-to-Bill | |
July 2006 | 1,637.9 | 1,734.6 | 1.06 |
August 2006 | 1,742.8 | 1,729.7 | 0.99 |
September 2006 | 1,672.8 | 1,639.2 | 0.98 |
October 2006 | 1,562.9 | 1,468.6 | 0.94 |
November 2006 (final) | 1,486.1 | 1,426.5 | 0.96 |
December 2006 (prelim.) | 1,450.1 | 1,520.0 | 1.05 |
SEMI releases the data monthly.
