Semiconductor Sales Jump to Record $21.9 billion Worldwide in October
Global semiconductor sales set a new monthly
record for the fourth consecutive month. Worldwide sales of semiconductors
reached $21.9 billion in October, an increase of 9.2% from October of 2005
figure of $20.1 billion, according
to The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Sales increased by 2.5%
from last month's $21.4 billion.
“Sales of personal computers, cell
phones, and MP3 players continued to be strong, reflecting the start of
the holiday season,” said SIA President George Scalise. “The
year-on-year increase in global semiconductor sales was led by robust
increases in sales of DRAMs – up by 42 percent from a year ago – and
DSPs – up by 11 percent from October 2005. Sales of microprocessors
increased by 8 percent sequentially, but declined by 3 percent from a year
ago.”
Sales in all geographic regions increased in October, with Europe showing
the strongest month-to-month growth at 3.4%. Sales in Asia Pacific
including Japan account for over $14 billion of the October sales while
Americas and Europe account for little over $3 billion each.
