North American semicon equipment industry posts June 2010 book-to-bill ratio of 1.19

SAN JOSE, USA: North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.68 billion in orders in June 2010 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.19, according to the June 2010 Book-to-Bill Report today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 1.19 means that $119 worth of orders was received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

The three-month average of worldwide bookings in June 2010 was $1.68 billion. The bookings figure is up 10.5 percent from the final May 2010 level of $1.53 billion, and is 379.0 percent above the $351.7 million in orders posted in June 2009.

The three-month average of worldwide billings in June 2010 was $1.42 billion. The billings figure is up 5.7 percent from the final May 2010 level of $1.34 billion, and is 222.7 percent above the June 2009 billings level of $440.5 million.

"The capital spending plans that fabs have put in place have resulted in orders at the highest level since August of 2006," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. "These past 12 consecutive months of Book-to-Bill ratios over 1.0 indicate the consistent customer demand that SEMI members are working hard to fulfill.”

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 US dollars.Source: SEMI July 2010.