The US Semiconductor Industry Association’s book-to-bill ratio, slipped to 1.13 in April from 1.17 in March, and new orders for semiconductors in the US market were down by 0.6% on the figure for March. April orders on the usual three-month moving average, were $2,166m, and although they were off 0.6%, they were up 35.1% on the year ago figure. Average shipments for the three months to April were up 3.5% on the March figure at $1,919m, and up 34.3% on the year ago figure. Actual shipments in April were $1,771m, up 19.5% on the March figure. The March ratio was confirmed at 1.17.
