Manufacturing Industry
SEMI Posts 1.12 Book-to-Bill for November
Electronic News, Jan 8, 2001
NORTH AMERICAN-BASED manufacturers of semiconductor equipment reported $2.7 billion in orders for November, 8 percent lower than the orders logged for October, and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.12, according to a recent report from Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI). A 1,12 book-to-bill means that orders were 12 percent higher than shipments.
SEMI said that the lower order level for November was still 62 percent more than the $1.7 billion in orders posted in November 1999.
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