San Jose, CA. North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.79 billion in orders worldwide in July 2016 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.05, according to the July Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Book-to-Bill Report published by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 1.05 means that $105 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 2016 was $1.79 billion. The bookings figure is 4.7% higher than the final June 2016 level of $1.71 billion, and is 13.1% higher than the July 2015 order level of $1.59 billion.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in July 2016 was $1.71 billion. The billings figure is 0.6% lower than the final June 2016 level of $1.72 billion, and is 9.6% higher than the July 2015 billings level of $1.56 billion.
“Monthly bookings have exceeded $1.7 billion for the past three months with monthly billings trending in a similar manner,” said Denny McGuirk, president and CEO of SEMI. “Recent earnings announcements have indicated that strong purchasing activity by China and 3D NAND producers will continue in the near-term.”
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 2016 |
$1,204.4 |
$1,262.0 |
1.05 |
March 2016 |
$1,197.6 |
$1,379.2 |
1.15 |
April 2016 |
$1,460.2 |
$1,595.4 |
1.09 |
May 2016 |
$1,601.5 |
$1,750.5 |
1.09 |
June 2016 (final) |
$1,715.2 |
$1,714.3 |
1.00 |
July 2016 (prelim) |
$1,705.1 |
$1,794.7 |
1.05 |
Source: SEMI (www.semi.org), August 2016
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).