SAN JOSE – Preliminary December bookings at North American-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 33% year-over-year and reversed a four months of decline.

Makers of semi gear posted $1.52 billion in orders in December on a three-month average basis, up 7% sequentially, the trade group SEMI said.

The a book-to-bill ratio was 1.05, meaning $105 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed. The ratio hit its highest point since July, which was also the last time it closed above the 1.0 benchmark that signals a growing market.

Bookings have declined 7% quarter-over-quarter.

“The three-month average trends for North American semiconductor equipment bookings and billings diverged in December, with a slight decrease in billings and an uptick in bookings.” said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI.

SEMI releases the data monthly.

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