April 1996 North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts Book-to-Bill of 1.00.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 1996--The North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. semiconductor equipment industry posted a book-to-bill ratio Book-to-Bill Ratio The technology industry's demand-to-supply ratio for orders on a "firm's book" to number of orders filled. Notes: This ratio tells whether the company has more orders than it can deliver (if greater than 1), has the same amount of orders that it can of 1.00 in April 1996, following an adjusted ratio of 1.15 for March 1996, it was reported by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) is a trade organization of manufacturers of equipment and materials used in the fabrication of semiconductor devices such as integrated circuits, transistors, diodes, and thyristors. (SEMI). Figures released by SEMI show that worldwide orders for April 1996 reached $1.36 billion, down six percent from $1.45 billion in March 1996. Worldwide shipments for April 1996 increased nominally, to $1.35 billion, resulting in a book-to-bill of 1.00. "Some semiconductor manufacturers, especially in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward new capacity commitments," said Dick Greene, principal analyst for SEMI. "Key indicators such as first quarter personal computer sales, however, were better than expected, and should help alleviate Alleviate To make something easier to be endured. Mentioned in: Kinesiology, Applied the much-publicized DRAM inventory problem. Long-term needs for advanced semiconductor capacity remain intact and we expect manufacturing equipment orders to be back on a growth track in the fourth quarter of 1996," Greene added. The book-to-bill ratio is the ratio of three-month average orders to three-month average shipments for U.S.-based semiconductor equipment producers. A book-to-bill of 1.00 means $100 in orders were received for each $100 shipped -0-
North American Semiconductor Equipment Book-to-Bill Ratios
October 1995 1.07 November 1995 1.06 December 1995 1.15 January 1996 1.28 February 1996 1.36 March 1996 1.15 (revised) April 1996 1.00 (preliminary)-0- The data contained in this release were compiled by the independent public accounting firm of Arthur Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see . Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing & Co., without audit, from data submitted directly by the participants. Arthur Andersen & Co. can assume no responsibility for the accuracy of the underlying data. Shipments and bookings figures are three-month moving averages. Please contact Sandy Fowler, SEMI Market Statistics coordinator, at 415/940-6973, for more information regarding the SEMI Market Statistics Program. Additional information on SEMI products an services can be obtained on the World Wide Web via www.semi.org. Based in Mountain View, Calif., SEMI is an international trade association serving 1,650 companies participating in the $55 billion semiconductor and flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time equipment and materials markets. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Boston and Washington D.C. CONTACT: SEMI Lisa Anderson Lisa Anderson may refer to one of the following people:
landerson@semi.org or Mathews & Clark Walter Mathews, 408/736-1120 mathwsclrk@aol.com |
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