In April, North American semiconductor equipment shipments continued to rise

The International Semiconductor Equipment Materials Association (SEMI) announced that the book-to-bill ratio of semiconductor equipment manufacturers in North America in April 2011 was initially estimated at 0.98 (a new high in October last year), which was the seventh consecutive The month was below 1; in March 2011, the data was unchanged at 0.95. 0.98 means that only $100 worth of new orders can be received for every $100 of products shipped in the month. This is the third consecutive month that North American semiconductor equipment maker BB value has risen.

SEMI's preliminary estimate shows that in April, North American semiconductor equipment manufacturers received a global average of US$1.5983 billion in three-month moving orders, an increase of 1.1% from the revised value of March (US$1.5808 billion), and compared with 2010. The 1.44 billion U.S. dollars in the same period of the year was 10.8% higher.

In April, North American semiconductor equipment manufacturers’ initial estimate of the three-month moving average shipment amounted to US$1.632 billion, which was 1.6% less than the revised value of March (US$1.6575 billion), but was 27.4% higher than the US$1.28 billion of the same period in 2010. .

Daniel Tracy, senior director of SEMI's industry research data department, said that the industry’s current orders and expenditures are in line with the 2011 capital expenditure plan that has been announced. Intel Corporation, the leading semiconductor manufacturer, announced on April 19 that its capital expenditure budget for 2011 will be as high as $9.8 billion to $10.6 billion, which is higher than the original forecast of $8.7 billion to $9.3 billion.