The other directives include the End of-Life Vehicles directive, the proposal on Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH), and the proposed directive on the Setting of Eco-design Requirements for Energy-using Products (EuP).
(January 21, 2005) San Jose, Calif. — North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.24 billion in orders and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.95 in December 2004, according to the December 2004 Book-to-Bill Report published by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 0.95 means that $95 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.