North American chip equipment orders flat in June

July 17 (Reuters) - North American manufacturers of equipment used to make semiconductors reported orders of $1.03 billion in June, flat from the previous month, industry data released on Thursday showed.

The book-to-bill ratio was 0.85 in June, meaning $85 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product shipped, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International said in a preliminary report. (Reporting by Eric Yep in Bangalore; Editing by Himani Sarkar)