SEMI said North American semiconductor manufacturing equipment development trend is good

International semiconductor equipment and Materials Association (SEMI) said recently that the North American semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers orders in April shipments ratio rose to 1.11, higher than 1.03 in March. Order to delivery ratio of 1.11, which means that each shipment of $100 in April, while receiving orders of $111. SEMI's order to delivery ratio is the ratio of the three month moving average of North American semiconductor equipment manufacturers worldwide orders and shipments. SEMI president and CEO Stanley T. Myers said, "order shipment ratio increased for the fifth consecutive month, third months more than 1, this trend shows that the market confidence, 2006 shipments year-on-year growth situation of health."

April global orders for the three month moving average of $1 billion 600 million, an increase of almost $1 billion 390 million in March, compared with $999 million in April 2005, an increase of more than $60%. April global shipments of three month moving average of $1 billion 450 million, an increase of $1 billion 340 million in March 2006, compared with $17% in the same period last year, an increase of nearly $1 billion 240 million.

2006 first quarter global semiconductor manufacturing equipment shipments reached $9 billion 580 million, compared with the fourth quarter of 2005, an increase of 20% over the same period last year, an increase of about 3%. Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment orders for the first quarter was $9 billion 940 million, an increase of 36% over the same period last year, an increase of fourth over the 2005 quarter of 18%.