December orders verify slipping chip equipment market

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Makers of semiconductor equipment in North America reported $2.5 billion in orders in Dec 2000 with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.03, according to Semiconductor Equipment Materials International. A book-to-bill ratio of 1.03 means that orders were 3% higher than shipments for the month. The three-month average of bookings worldwide was $2.5 billion. This is 10% below the three-month average posted in November, but 29% above the $1.9 billion in orders reached in Dec 1999.

North America

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Toshiba takes No. 2 spot in global chip manufacturing

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Toshiba Corp of Japan has emerged in 2000, as the second leading semiconductor manufacturer in the world. Accoridng to the Dataquest Div of Gartner Group Japan, Toshiba posted a sales increase of 47%. Intel Corp of the US stays in the top slot where it has remained for eight consecutive years. Intel, which has a dominant share in microprocessors for personal computers, accounts for 13.4% of the industry, 2.4 points down from 1999.

Market information - general, Semiconductor Parts

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Global chip market to reach US$307 billion by 2003

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The size of the semiconductor market worldwide is estimated to grow to $306.67 billion by 2003, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics. In 2000, the global semiconductor market worldwide reached $207.9 billion, an increase of 39.2% over the previous year. The US accounted for 31.1% of the worldwide market in 2000, the Asia-Pacific region 25.6%, Japan 22.5% and Europe represented 20.6% of the total.

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