Global chip sales

Global semiconductor sales in 3 months on average wereUS$24.65 billion, increased 4.5 percent, compared with the samemonth last year up 47.6 percent, according to the EuropeanSemiconductor Industry Association (ESIA).

Semiconductor sales growth is strongest in the Americas regionand China. Americas region recorded US$4.265 billion 3-monthaverage sales growth of 8.2 percent and the previous quarter 52.9%over the previous year. China has achieved US$5.33 billion, up 8.0percent sequentially and up 59.6 percent over the previousyear.

Asia-Pacific region, including China, more than half of theglobal semiconductor market, and sales in this region an average of3 months were US$13.51 billion, up 5.0 percent sequentially and50.1 percent over the previous year.

Japan and Europe lagged the global market with 3 monthsaverage sales were US$ 3.72 billion in May were US$31.5 million.Monthly growth was 1.3% and 1.7%, respectively, up 34.7 percent and43.8 over the previous year, respectively.