AMSTERDAM, July 22 (Reuters) - Computer chip equipment

maker ASM International reported second-quarter

bookings below market expectations on Tuesday, citing delayed

orders from chipmakers.

"The market environment continued to show a mixed picture in

the second quarter. Growth in AI is fueling ongoing capacity

expansion... conditions in most of the other market segments are

still slow," the company said in a statement.

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.

On Wednesday, peer ASML warned of delayed orders

as chipmakers building factories in the U.S. await clarity on

the potential impact of tariffs.

($1 = 0.8512 euros)