(Corrects paragraph 2 to say 637 million euros bookings were for the third quarter, not the second) (Reuters) -Computer chip equipment maker ASM International reported third-quarter bookings below market expectations on Tuesday, hit by a larger-than-expected drop in orders from Chinese chipmakers. Bookings, the industry's most closely watched figure, came in at 637 million euros ($743 million) in the third quarter of the year. That compared with an average 719 millions euros expected by analysts, according to research firm Visible Alpha. ($1 = 0.8575 euros) (Reporting by Nathan Vifflin in Gdansk; Editing by Matt Scuffham)
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