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Jan equip figures
Worldwide semiconductor equipment bookings amounted to US$3.6 billion in January, according to market analyst VLSI. The figure was flat compared with December and 10% down on January 2004.
Worldwide semiconductor equipment bookings amounted to US$3.6 billion in January, according to market analyst VLSI. The figure was flat compared with December and 10% down on January 2004.
Global semiconductor equipment revenues meanwhile fell 10% in January compared with December to US$4.1 billion but were 14% higher than the same period last year.
The book-to-bill ratio for January was 0.88 - a slight improvement from the November-December period but still below parity. January is typically a slow month because it straddles the Christmas season and Asia’s Lunar New Year.
