N. Amer. Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts Jan 10 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.20

摘要

North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.13 billion in orders in January 2010 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.20, according to the January 2010 Book-to-Bill Report published by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 1.20 means that $120 worth of orders was received for every $100 of product billed for the month.rnThe three-month average of worldwide bookings in January 2010 was $1.13 billion. The bookings figure is up 24.1 percent from the final December 2009 level of $912.7 million, and more than three times higher than the $277.2 million in orders posted in January 2009.