April 20, 2012 — With a book-to-bill ratio of 1.13, North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment saw a sixth climb in the ratio, which has steadily improved since it hit 0.71 in September 2011, according to SEMI’s March Book-to-Bill Report.
The three-month average of worldwide bookings in March 2012 was $1.48 billion, the highest reported value since July 2011, said Denny McGuirk, president and CEO, SEMI. The bookings figure is 10.7% higher than the final February 2012 level of $1.34 billion, and 6.4% below the $1.58 billion in orders posted in March 2011.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in March 2012 was $1.31 billion. The billings figure is 0.9% less than the final February 2012 level of $1.32 billion, and is 20.9% less than the March 2011 billings level of $1.66 billion.
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. A book-to-bill of 1.13 means that $113 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.
Figure. Billings and bookings figures are in millions of U.S. dollars. Source: SEMI April 2012
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Billings (3-mo. avg) |
Bookings (3-mo. avg) |
Book-to-bill |
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1,258.3 |
926.8 |
0.74 |
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1,176.7 |
977.2 |
0.83 |
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1,300.0 |
1,102.9 |
0.85 |
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1,239.9 |
1,187.5 |
0.96 |
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1,322.8 |
1,336.9 |
1.01 |
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March 2012 (prelim) |
1,310.9 |
1,479.3 |
1.13 |
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).
SEMI is a global industry association serving the nano- and micro-electronic manufacturing supply chains. For more information, visit www.semi.org.