SIA: 9% annual chip growth through 2009.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. -- Demand for semiconductor devices will continue unabated un·a·bat·ed adj. Sustaining an original intensity or maintaining full force with no decrease: an unabated windstorm; a battle fought with unabated violence. through 2009, the Semiconductor Industry Association (sia-online.org) said last month. Strong demand for consumer electronics will push sales to $321 billion in 2009, a compound annual growth rate of 9%. The new forecast projected sales reached $248.8 billion in 2006, up 9.4%, to be followed by increases of 10% in 2007, 10.8% in 2008 and 5.8% in 2009. PCs remain the top consumer of chips, followed by cellphones. Cellphone (CELLular telePHONE) The first ubiquitous wireless telephone. Originally analog, all new cellular systems are digital, which has enabled the cellphone to turn into a smartphone that has access to the Internet. average $41 worth of semiconductor content per unit and now comprise 20% of semiconductor sales. Cellphones 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. were expected to top 1 billion in 2006, up more than 20%. SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor projects unit growth of digital cameras at 11%, MP3 players at 35%, digital televisions at 56% unit growth, and PCs at 10%. The forecast projects growth in all regional markets. The Asia-Pacific region will continue to be the fastest-growing market and is projected to reach 48.2% of the worldwide market in 2009. |
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