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SALES IN SEPTEMBER INCREASE BY 8 PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR AND 1.9 PERCENT COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS MONTH WASHINGTON—Nov. 3, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $87 billion during the third quarter of 2014, an increase of 5.7 percent over […]

SALES INCREASE 9.4 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR AND 1.3 PERCENT OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH WASHINGTON—Oct. 3, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $28.4 billion for the month of August 2014, an increase of 9.4 percent from the August 2013 […]

GLOBAL SALES INCREASE BY 9.9 PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR; INDUSTRY POSTS MONTH-OVER-MONTH GROWTH ACROSS ALL REGIONS AND PRODUCT CATEGORIES WASHINGTON—Sept. 2, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $28.1 billion for the month of July 2014, the industry’s highest-ever monthly sales […]

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As SIA reported earlier this month, worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $82.7 billion during the second quarter of 2014, marking the industry’s highest-ever second quarter sales total. In fact, there were other “highest ever” sales levels achieved with the release of the June 2014 data, including highest monthly sales ever and highest first half sales […]

SALES UP ACROSS EVERY REGION AND NEARLY ALL PRODUCT CATEGORIES COMPARED TO LAST YEAR; AMERICAS REGION SHOWS STRONGEST GROWTH WASHINGTON—Aug. 4, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $82.7 billion during the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 5.4 percent […]

AMERICAS SHOW STRONGEST YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH; GLOBAL SALES REMAIN WELL AHEAD OF 2013 PACE WASHINGTON—July 7, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.86 billion for the month of May 2014, 8.8 percent higher than the May 2013 total of $24.69 billion […]

YEAR-TO-DATE SALES REMAIN WELL AHEAD OF LAST YEAR’S PACE; WSTS FORECAST PROJECTS GROWTH OF 6.5 PERCENT IN 2014 AND 3.3 PERCENT IN 2015 WASHINGTON—June 4, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.34 billion for the month of April 2014, an […]

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As SIA reported earlier this month, worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $78.47 billion during the first quarter of 2014, marking the industry’s highest-ever first quarter sales.  It seems apparent that global semiconductor market performance in early 2014 has continued where 2013 left off with positive sales growth. Through the second half of 2013 and into […]

MARCH SALES UP 11.4 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR; YEAR-TO-YEAR SALES INCREASE ACROSS ALL REGIONS WASHINGTON—May 5, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $78.47 billion during the first quarter of 2014, marking the industry’s highest-ever first quarter sales. Global sales […]

SALES INCREASE BY 18 PERCENT YEAR-TO-YEAR IN AMERICAS REGION WASHINGTON—April 4, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $25.87 billion for the month of February 2014, an increase of 11.4 percent from February 2013 when sales were $23.23 billion. This marks […]

YEAR-TO-YEAR GLOBAL SALES INCREASE BY LARGEST MARGIN IN NEARLY THREE YEARS; SALES IN AMERICAS UP 17.3 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST JANUARY WASHINGTON—March 3, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.28 billion for the month of January 2014, an increase of […]

GLOBAL SALES INCREASE 4.8 PERCENT IN 2013, REACHING HIGHEST-EVER TOTAL OF $305.6 BILLION; SALES IN AMERICAS INCREASE 13.1 PERCENT WASHINGTON—Feb. 3, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide semiconductor sales for 2013 reached $305.6 billion, the industry’s highest-ever annual total and an increase of 4.8 […]