Japan's BB value for semiconductor equipment fell below 1 for the first time in 20 months in January

The Japan Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Association (SEAJ) released preliminary statistics on the 18th, pointing out that the Japanese-made semiconductor manufacturing equipment shipment ratio (book-to-bill ratio) fell by 0.08 points from the previous month (December 2010) in January 2011 To 0.99, the sixth consecutive month of decline, and for the first time in 20 months (May 2009) below 1.0.99 means that for every 100 yen of products sold in the month, only a new value of 99 yen was received Order; BB value below 1 shows that semiconductor equipment demand is lower than supply.

Statistics show that in January, the amount of semiconductor equipment orders in Japan (a three-month moving average; including exports) increased by 21.5% year-on-year to 103.357 billion yen, which increased for the 16th consecutive month, but the growth rate was lower than the 38.1% of the previous month; and Compared with the previous month, it decreased by 3.3% and fell for the fourth consecutive month. In the same month, sales of semiconductor equipment in Japan (a three-month moving average) increased by 66.4% year-on-year to 103.955 billion yen, surpassing 100 billion yen for the fourth time in five months, but the increase was slightly lower than the previous month's 66.9%; and the previous month. This is an increase of 4.6%.