20th Feb 09
North American semiconductor equipment
billing in Jan 09 is lowest since 1991
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment
posted $285.6 million in orders in January 2009 (three-month
average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.48 according
to the January 2009 Book-to-Bill Report published today
by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 0.48 means that $48 worth of
orders were received for every $100 of product billed for
the month.
The three-month average of worldwide bookings in January
2009 was $285.6 million. The bookings figure is about 51
percent less than the final December 2008 level of $579.1
million, and about 75 percent less than the $1.14 billion
in orders posted in January 2008.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in January
2009 was $592.2 million. The billings figure is about 12
percent less than the final December 2008 level of $672.4
million, and about 54 percent less than the January 2008
billings level of $1.28 billion.
"Sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment continue
to decline, exacerbated by the diminished demand for consumer
electronics, and the global economic turmoil." said
Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. "As a
result, bookings are at the lowest levels since 1991."
The SEMI book-to-bill is a ratio of three-month moving
averages of worldwide bookings and billings for North American-based
semiconductor equipment manufacturers. Billings and bookings
figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
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