July 25 (Reuters) - Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASM International (ASMI) (ASMI.AS) said on Tuesday new orders almost halved in the second quarter due to softening demand and delays at some customers' manufacturing facilities.
The company, which supplies wafer processing equipment to semiconductor makers, said new orders fell to 485.8 million euros ($536.2 million) from 942.7 million euros in the same period a year earlier.
It also reported second-quarter net earnings of 151.2 million euros, down from 160.4 million a year ago.
The company forecast third-quarter revenue of 580-620 million euros on a currency-comparable level, down from 675.5 million euros a year earlier.
($1 = 0.9060 euros)Reporting by Pierre John Felcenloben and Laura Lenkiewicz; Editing by Susan Fenton and Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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ASMI, Pierre John Felcenloben, Laura Lenkiewicz, Susan Fenton, Mark Potter
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ASM, Thomson
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