AMSTERDAM, July 22 (Reuters) - Computer chip equipment

maker ASM International reported second-quarter

bookings below market expectations on Tuesday.

Bookings, the industry's most closely watched figure, came

in at 702.5 million euros ($825 million)in the second quarter of

the year, against the 843 millions euros analysts' were

expecting, according to a consensus compiled by researcher

Visible Alpha.

($1 = 0.8512 euros)