April Semiconductor Sales Up 8.1 Percent from 2005; Wireless Handsets Drive Strong Analog Product Sales.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Worldwide sales of semiconductors of $19.6 billion in April were 8.1 percent higher than in April of 2005 when global sales were $18.1 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor ) reported today. SIA reported a nominal decline of 0.4 percent from March, when total sales were $19.7 billion. "More intense competition led to a sequential decline of 6.1 percent in sales of microprocessors This is a list of microprocessors. Intel
(2) To insert an RFID tag beneath the skin of an animal. It is expected that some day, humans will be microchipped. market," said SIA President George George, river, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising in a lake on the Quebec-Labrador boundary, E Canada. It flows N through Indian Lake (125 sq mi/324 sq km) to Ungava Bay (an arm of Hudson Strait). Scalise. "Microprocessors are the largest single sector of the market, representing approximately 14 percent of total chip sales. Microprocessor microprocessor, integrated circuit containing the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry required to interpret and execute instructions from a computer program. sales are up nominally compared to April of 2005. The PC market remains strong, with unit sales unit sales Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company. of personal computers running 13 to 15 percent ahead of last year's levels. DRAM sales grew by 3.7 percent sequentially and by 7.7 percent over April of 2005 -- evidence that the end market remains strong," Scalise said. "Sales of wireless handsets containing analog products, digital signal processors A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
adj. Being between 10 and 99 percent: double-digit inflation. year-on-year sales increases. "The overall market growth rate continues to run slightly ahead of the SIA forecast issued last November, which projected growth of 7.9 percent. SIA will issue an updated forecast on June 7," Scalise concluded. SIA Global Sales Report The SIA's Global Sales Report (GSR See Gigabit Switch Router. ) is a three-month moving average of sales activity. The GSR is tabulated by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS WSTS World Semiconductor Trade Statistics WSTS World Sea Trade Service WSTS Weeping Silently to Self (chat) WSTS Women Science Technology and Society WSTS Weapon System Trade Study WSTS White Sands Tracking Station ) organization, which represents approximately 66 companies. The moving average is a mathematical smoothing technique that mitigates variations due to companies' financial calendars. April 2006 Billions Month-to-Month Sales ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Market Last Month Current Month % Change ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Americas 3.73 3.59 -3.7% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Europe 3.24 3.23 -0.2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Japan 3.79 3.75 -1.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Asia Pacific 8.93 9.03 1.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19.69 19.60 -0.4% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year-to-Year Sales ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Market Last Year Month Current % Change ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Americas 3.22 3.59 11.4% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Europe 3.32 3.23 -2.7% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Japan 3.70 3.75 1.4% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Asia Pacific 7.89 9.03 14.4% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18.13 19.60 8.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Three-Month-Moving Average Sales ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Market Nov/Dec/Jan Feb/Mar/Apr % Change ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Americas 3.71 3.59 -3.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Europe 3.19 3.23 1.4% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Japan 3.66 3.75 2.6% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Asia Pacific 9.10 9.03 -0.8% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19.65 19.60 -0.2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About the SIA The SIA is the leading voice for the semiconductor industry and has represented U.S. semiconductor companies since 1977. Collectively, the chip industry employs a domestic workforce of 225,000 people. More information about the SIA can be found at www.sia-online.org. |
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