Report: Global Semiconductor Sales Booming in Q2
Global semiconductor sales for the second quarter rose 6 percent compared with the first quarter of 2013 with sales in the month of June increasing a robust 2.1 percent year-over-year, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported Monday.
Second-quarter semiconductor sales of $74.7 billion eclipsed the first quarter's $70.5 billion, marking what the SIA said was "the largest quarterly increase in three years." June's sales were $24.9 billion, up 0.8 percent from May's figures.
"There's no question the global semiconductor industry has picked up steam through the first half of 2013, led largely by the Americas. We have now seen consistent growth on a monthly, quarterly, and year-to-year basis, and sales totals have exceeded the latest industry projection, with sales of memory products showing particular strength," SIA president and CEO Brian Toohey said in a statement.
Compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization, the numbers pointed to particular strength in the North American and South American markets. Semiconductor sales in the Americas increased 8.6 percent sequentially in the second quarter and in the month of June, rose 10.6 percent compared with the same month in 2012. June's sales figures marked "the region's largest year-over-year increase of 2013," the SIA said.
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