North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.12 billion in orders in January 2008 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.89. A book-to-bill of 0.89 means that $89 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.
(February 26, 2008) NEWPORT, WALES and ATLANTA, GA — Surface Technology Systems (STS)announced that Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) ordered a Pegasus Deep Reactive Ion Etch (DRIE) tool for their new Nanotechnology Research Center Building (NRCB), which is due for completion in fall 2008. Georgia Tech is the first university to acquire the latest generation of STS’ advanced silicon etch (ASE) systems.