Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.money From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 11:08:11 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS Publication Date: Tuesday November 10, 1992 BYLINE: Semiconductor Orders Set Record in October: Orders for semiconductors in the U.S. market reached record levels in October, according to figures compiled by the Semiconductor Industry Assn. In addition, the industry's key market indicator, the book-to-bill ratio, increased to 1.10, meaning that for every $100 worth of products shipped, manufacturers received $110 worth of new orders. October bookings were $1.76 billion, exceeding the previous record of $1.68 billion set in June. October's bookings are up 5.4% from September and are 41.1% higher than a year ago. This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM