SAN JOSE, Calif. – August 18, 2011 – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.30 billion in orders in July 2011 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.86, according to the July Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 0.86 means that $86 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

The three-month average of worldwide bookings in July 2011 was $1.30 billion. The bookings figure is 15.7 percent less than the final June 2011 level of $1.54 billion, and is 29.3 percent below the $1.84 billion in orders posted in July 2010.

The three-month average of worldwide billings in July 2011 was $1.52 billion. The billings figure is 7.6 percent less than the final June 2011 level of $1.64 billion, and is 1.4 percent more than the July 2010 billings level of $1.50 billion.

“Semiconductor equipment billings remain higher than levels a year ago,” said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI.  “However, bookings have dropped significantly consistent with the temporary softening of end-market demand signaled by slower PC sales, low foundry utilization, and investment hesitation by memory chip makers.”

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.

Source: SEMI August 2011

The data contained in this release were compiled by David Powell, Inc., an independent financial services firm, without audit, from data submitted directly by the participants. SEMI and David Powell, Inc. assume no responsibility for the accuracy of the underlying data.

The data are contained in a monthly Book-to-Bill Report published by SEMI. The report tracks billings and bookings worldwide of North American-headquartered manufacturers of equipment used to manufacture semiconductor devices, not billings and bookings of the chips themselves. The Book-to-Bill report is one of three reports included with the Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS).

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