Semiconductor & Semi Equipment Begin a Slow March Back

On June 5th, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released its annual mid-year forecast projecting worldwide sales of $195.6 billion for 2009, a decline of 21.3% from sales of $248.6 billion in 2008. SIA projects that sales will begin to rebound in 2010, with year-on-year growth of 6.5 percent to $208.3 billion, followed by 6.5 percent growth in 2011 to $221.9 billion.

On June 1st, the SIA announced worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to $15.6 billion in April, an increase of 6.4% from March when sales were $14.7 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. April sales were 25% lower than April 2008 when sales were $20.9 billion.

SIA president George Scalise had some interesting comments:

"The better-than-expected 6.4% sequential increase in April sales was driven by moderate improvements in a number of end-demand drivers and inventory replenishment...[T]he PC market -- a major consumer

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Semiconductor & Semi Equipment Begin a Slow March Back

On June 5th, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released its annual mid-year forecast projecting worldwide sales of $195.6 billion for 2009, a decline of 21.3% from sales of $248.6 billion in 2008. SIA projects that sales will begin to rebound in 2010, with year-on-year growth of 6.5 percent to $208.3 billion, followed by 6.5 percent growth in 2011 to $221.9 billion.

On June 1st, the SIA announced worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to $15.6 billion in April, an increase of 6.4% from March when sales were $14.7 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. April sales were 25% lower than April 2008 when sales were $20.9 billion.

SIA president George Scalise had some interesting comments:

"The better-than-expected 6.4% sequential increase in April sales was driven by moderate improvements in a number of end-demand drivers and inventory replenishment...[T]he PC market -- a major consumer

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Semi equipment book-to-bill continues trend of improvement North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $253 million in orders in April 2009 (on a three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.65 according to the April 2009 Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 0.65 means that $65 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.The three-month average of worldwide bookings in April 2009 was $253 million. The bookings figure is three percent greater than the final March 2009 level of $245.6 million, and about 77 percent less than the $1.09 billion in orders posted in April 2008.The three-month average of worldwide billings in April 2009 was $389.9 million. The billings figure is 11 percent less than the final March 2009 level of $438.3 million, and about 71 percent less than the April 2008 billings ...

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The company began in 1947 when Arthur Richardson, Sr. incorporated Richardson Electronics as a specialized distributor of vacuum tubes. Total sales for their first year of operation were $53,000. Today, Richardson Electronics Ltd. has more than 950 employees and a network of 58 sales offices and warehouses around the world. They operate in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Richardson has three business units as part of their corporate structure. These are RF, Microwave and Power Conversion Group (RFPD);

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