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Book-to-bill/spending trends
North American equipment companies' book-to-bill ratio (blue line) and bookings (gray bars) over the past year. A book-to-bill figure below unity indicates slowing spending by semiconductor manufacturers, with the ratio falling to 0.86 in July 2011. However, overall spending remains strong for now. Source: SEMI.
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