Semiconductor sales defy energy price rises
News Healthy PC and handset sales led to 5.4 percent year-on-year growth in worldwide semiconductor sales in the first half of this year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Key demand drivers for semiconductors — especially personal...
[August 5, 2008, 15:43]
Worldwide semiconductor sales soar
News Sales for semiconductors grew by almost 15 per cent during the year reaching a record high worldwide figure of $11.8 billion in September, according to US trade group The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
[November 7, 1997, 15:12]
Asia helps lift May chip sales
News Worldwide semiconductor sales rose close to 3 percent to $11.4bn for the month, thanks to stronger sales across most categories and geographies, the trade group Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Monday.
[July 2, 2002, 7:57]
Chip sales drop 44 percent
News Global computer chip sales are still shrinking, but they're on their way back up, according to the latest figures from the Semiconductor Industry Association. The semiconductor industry, along with other high-tech markets like telecommunications...
[November 2, 2001, 15:54]
Chip sales increase strongest since 1990
News Semiconductor makers worldwide recorded higher sales in September, in the industry's seventh consecutive monthly increase, and a sign of a return to steady growth, according to industry observers. Sales were up 6.5 percent worldwide to $14.4bn...
[November 3, 2003, 11:20]
UK chip sales sag
News European chip sales in July stayed in the doldrums, despite encouraging figures for the industry globally, according to the European Electronic Component Manufacturers Association (EECA) and the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA).
[September 3, 2003, 18:15]
Wireless lifts worldwide chip sales
News Sales jumped up just over 3 percent to $11.1bn during the month, the Semiconductor Industry Association said on Friday. Semiconductor sales in April are continuing the steady growth exhibited in the first quarter of this year, another sign that the...
[June 5, 2002, 7:31]
Report: Chip market to grow, but slowly
News According to a report by the Semiconductor Industry Association, chip sales will grow 1.8 percent to $141bn (about £90bn) this year, and then increase 19.8 percent year-on-year to $169bn in 2003. A bubble in 2000, when semiconductor revenue grew by...
[November 7, 2002, 8:14]
Consumer demand fuels chip boom
News The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced on Monday that chip sales in May 2006 totalled $19.7bn (£10.7bn), compared to $18.1bn in May 2005. We expect to see global semiconductor sales running 9 to 10 percent ahead of last year’s pace...
[July 4, 2006, 13:05]
Wireless is more for chip sales
News Activity in the wireless sector helped keep worldwide chip sales afloat in November, the Semiconductor Industry Association said Monday. Global semiconductor sales reached $12.68bn (£7.8bn) for the month, a slight increase of 1.3 percent from the...
[December 31, 2002, 9:28]
Chip sales show signs of life
News Semiconductor sales continued to grow steadily in June, with a fourth consecutive month of growth. Sales were in line with the forecasts of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) -- good news for those seeking signs of an IT industry recovery.
[August 4, 2003, 14:20]
Chip firm predicts dramatic recovery for 2002
News The study follows a dismal year for semiconductor sales, dogged by a slowing economy and the bursting of the dot-com bubble. Semico's projections are partly based on figures from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), which found that sales...
[November 19, 2001, 13:55]
Global semiconductor market boosted by PC sales
News Semiconductor sales grew 5.9 percent worldwide in April, a healthy rate given the current sluggish economy, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported on Monday. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) noted that April sales were...
[June 3, 2008, 8:39]
Chip sales growth forecast
News Worldwide semiconductor sales will hit an all-time high in 2004 but stay relatively flat in 2005 before climbing again over the next two years, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Geographically, semiconductor sales grew by about...
[November 4, 2004, 8:48]
Euro chip sector faces leaner times
News The European semiconductor market will see a further drop in sales in 2002, according to predictions from within the chip industry. The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) -- a body made up of around 90 percent of the world's semiconductor...
[October 26, 2001, 14:23]
Global chip sales hit new high
News In its latest sales figures, published last Friday, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported that worldwide chip sales hit $20bn (£12bn) in October. This represented a rise of 6.75 percent on chip sales in October 2004, and is the...
[December 5, 2005, 13:55]
National Semiconductor to cut jobs, close plants
News Faced with a steep decline in sales, chipmaker National Semiconductor said on Thursday that it plans to lay off more than 25 percent of its workforce, or 1,725 jobs. National Semiconductor said it expects another five percent to 10 percent...
[March 13, 2009, 8:18]
Weak June doesn't stop chip sales rise
News The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said second-quarter sales were up 5.8 percent from the first quarter. On Thursday, National Semiconductor projected flat sales for its fiscal first quarter ending 25 August.
[August 2, 2002, 15:07]
Chip sales tipped for upturn
News The SIA said that worldwide semiconductor sales dropped another 8.8 percent month-to-month in June, and were nearly a third -- 30.7 percent -- below their levels in June of last year. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has joined its...
[August 3, 2001, 12:48]
Chips look chipper
News Semiconductor companies are benefiting from a spike in November sales, according to an industry group. In related news, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), an industry trade group, reported worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to a...
[January 4, 2000, 14:07]



