San Jose, CA. North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.59 billion in orders worldwide in July 2015 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.02, according to the July EMDS Book-to-Bill Report published last week by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 1.02 means that $102 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.
SEMI reports that the three-month average of worldwide bookings in July 2015 was $1.59 billion. The bookings figure is 5.1% higher than the final June 2015 level of $1.52 billion, and is 12.5% higher than the July 2014 order level of $1.42 billion.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in July 2015 was $1.56 billion. The billings figure is 0.3% higher than the final June 2015 level of $1.55 billion, and is 18.2% higher than the July 2014 billings level of $1.32 billion.
“Year-to-date, the bookings and billings reported in the SEMI North American equipment book-to-bill report indicate a solid year for the industry,” said SEMI president and CEO Denny McGuirk. “The outlook for the remainder of the year is somewhat clouded, but we see investments in 3D NAND and advanced packaging as drivers.”
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. Billings and bookings figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
|
Billings |
Bookings |
Book-to-Bill |
|
| February 2015 |
$1,280.1 |
$1,313.7 |
1.03 |
| March 2015 |
$1,265.6 |
$1,392.7 |
1.10 |
| April 2015 |
$1,515.3 |
$1,573.7 |
1.04 |
| May 2015 |
$1,557.3 |
$1,546.2 |
0.99 |
| June 2015 (final) |
$1,554.9 |
$1,517.4 |
0.98 |
| July 2015 (prelim) |
$1,559.3 |
$1,594.3 |
1.02 |
Source: SEMI (www.semi.org), August 2015
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 SEMI Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS).
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