► On the Record

"The steady and consistent rise in bookings and billings shows that the industry is on a well-managed growth path.”

- Stanley Myers, president and CEO of SEMI, a global industry association serving manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries, on $1.29 billion in orders logged by firms in North America in March – up 2.7 percent from February and 423.3 percent a year ago.