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SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION REPORTS NEARLY 32% INCREASE IN ANNUAL GLOBAL CHIP SALES WASHINGTON, D.C.—Jan. 31, 2011—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing United States leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, and the heartbeat of American innovation, today announced that worldwide semiconductor sales for 2010 reached a record $298.3 billion, a year-on-year increase of 31.8 percent from […]

Washington, DC – January 3, 2011 – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today reported that worldwide semiconductor sales in November were $26.0 billion, a decrease of 0.9% from the prior month when sales were $26.2 billion. Sales increased by 14.4 percent from November 2009 when sales were $22.7 billion. Year-to date sales through November were […]

Washington, DC – December 3, 2010 – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today reported that worldwide semiconductor sales in October were $26.3 billion, staying flat from the prior month when sales were also $26.3 billion. Sales increased by 19.8 percent from October 2009 when sales were $22.0 billion. Sales for the year through October were […]

Washington, DC – November 1, 2010 – Worldwide sales of semiconductors were $26.5 billion in September, a gain of 2.9% from the prior month when sales were $25.8 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. Sales for the third quarter of 2010 amounted to $79.4 billion, a 6.1% increase from the previous quarter when […]

Washington, DC – October 4, 2010 – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today reported that worldwide semiconductor sales in August were $25.7 billion, an increase of 1.8 percent from July when sales were $25.2 billion. Sales increased by 32.6 percent from August 2009 when sales were $19.4 billion. Sales for the first eight months of […]

San Jose, CA – August 30, 2010 – Global sales of semiconductors grew to $25.2 billion in July, an increase of 1.2 percent from June when sales were $24.9 billion and an increase of 37.0 percent from July 2009 when sales were $18.4 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. Year to date sales […]

San Jose, CA – August 2, 2010 – Global sales of semiconductors in the second quarter of 2010 grew to $74.8 billion, an increase of 7.1 percent from the first quarter total of $69.9 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. June 2010 sales of $24.9 billion were 0.5 percent higher than May when […]

San Jose, CA – July 6, 2010 – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today that worldwide sales of semiconductors in May were $24.7 billion, a sequential increase of 4.5 percent from April when sales were $23.6 billion and a year-on-year increase of 47.6 percent from May 2009 when sales were $16.7 billion. As expected, […]

SAN JOSE, CA – June 1, 2010 – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today reported that worldwide semiconductor sales in April were $23.6 billion, an increase of 2.2 percent from March when sales were $23.1 billion. Sales increased by 50.4 percent from April 2009 when sales were $15.7 billion. Sales for the first four months […]

$23.2 BILLION A RECORD FOR MARCH SAN JOSE, CA – May 3, 2010 – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today reported that worldwide semiconductor sales in March were $23.1 billion, an increase of 4.6 percent from February when sales were $22.0 billion. Sales increased by 58.3 percent from March 2009 when sales were $14.6 billion. […]

SAN JOSE, CA – April 5, 2010 – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today reported that worldwide semiconductor sales in February were $22.0 billion, a decrease of 1.3 percent from January when sales were $22.3 billion. February sales grew by 56.2 percent from February 2009 when sales were $14.1 billion. All monthly sales numbers represent […]

SAN JOSE, CA – March 1, 2010 – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today reported that worldwide semiconductor sales in January were $22.5 billion, an increase of 0.3 percent from December sales of $22.4 billion. Sales increased by 47.2 percent from January 2009 when sales were $15.3 billion. All monthly sales numbers represent a three-month […]