The revenues of Photovoltaic manufacturing equipment has surpassed $10 billion in this year even though book-to-bill ratio reached 1.16 in the third quarter which is 3 mths average after eight quarter high in second quarter. The backlog of growth rates for the solar Photovoltaic manufacturing equipment also reached the percentage levels to single digit reflecting the drift seen during 2008 end.
There was another huge short term Photovoltaic tool ordering activity occurred during the year 2008 and the senior analyst of Solarbuzz credited to PV manufacturing equipment suppliers with new book-to-bill figures which would increase the deliveries after the huge order backlog build up in the year 2010 first half. The PV tool revenues of few leading PV suppliers in the third quarter of 2010 also matched these figures. Solarbuzz book-to-bill ratios had previously been used by different technology sectors for considering their complete health including a greater than one ratio which is a point towards a strong market.
The suffering environment and softening equipment is expected to indicated by a below parity ratio. The estimation made by the Solarbuzz displays total equipment revenues could surpass $10 billion level this year. The first one to exceed the $1 billion threshold to become the equipment supplier was Applied Materials for a particular toll within 1 year. The report also represents that other tool suppliers will inform huge profits in excess of $500 million in the present year.
The c-Si cells is also expected to account around 85-90 percent of PV production during 2010 even though PV equipment revenues shows huge contribution from thin-film segments resulting in continuous investment in the upcoming production types. The investment in thin-film fab is expected to reach the peak during first half of next year in the second cycle which will affect fabs strong equipment revenues estimation which is at build out phase at present.
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