Japan-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.76 in August 2011, compared to 0.84 in July and 0.96 in June, according to new figures from the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ). A book-to-bill of 0.76 means that JPY76 (US$1) worth of orders were received for every JPY100 of product billed for the month.
The three-month average of worldwide bookings in August 2011 was about JPY83.2 billion. The bookings figure is 9.3% less than the revised July 2011 level of JPY91.75 billion, and 34.7% below the JPY127.47 billion in orders posted in August 2010.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in August 201 was JPY109.96 billion, up 0.1% from the revised level of JPY109.815 billion in July, and 18.9% higher than the August 2010 billings level of JPY92.51 billion.
| SEAJ: Japan semiconductor equipment book-to-bill ratio, August 2011 (JPYm) | |||
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| Billings | Bookings | Book-to-bill ratio |
| March | 122,037 | 115,862 | 0.95 |
| April | 117,795 | 114,139 | 0.97 |
| May | 126,259 | 119,148 | 0.94 |
| June | 104,292 | 99,780 | 0.96 |
| July (final) | 109,815 | 91,745 | 0.84 |
| August (prelim) | 109,959 | 83,197 | 0.76 |
Source: SEAJ, compiled by Digitimes, September 2011
Article translated by Jessie Shen
