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Third quarter global semiconductor industry sales reached a record high of $87 billion, as reported earlier this week in SIA’s most recent monthly global sales report. This figure marked a 5.7 percent increase over the second quarter global sales totals.

Published Tuesday, November 4, 2014 The WSC Intellectual Property Committee (IPC) convened in Fukuoka, Japan, to continue its work on a number of IP-related matters. The group reported a success in influencing the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPOI) and the IP5 (Patent Offices of US, EPC, Japan, Korea and China) to improve […]

Published Tuesday, November 4, 2014 On Oct. 29, SIA filed comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to request for information on potential changes to its comprehensive Risk Management Program (RMP) aimed at preventing or minimizing the consequences of accidental chemical releases. The EPA notice was very broad and discusses a wide […]

Published Tuesday, November 4, 2014 The ESH Committee had a series of productive meetings in Fukuoka, Japan as part of the recent GAMS/JSTC meetings. The committee continued its work on PFCs, chemicals, and other issues. The committee also discussed initiating new activities on health and safety, but was unable to reach an agreement on a […]

SALES IN SEPTEMBER INCREASE BY 8 PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR AND 1.9 PERCENT COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS MONTH WASHINGTON—Nov. 3, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $87 billion during the third quarter of 2014, an increase of 5.7 percent over […]

SALES INCREASE 9.4 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR AND 1.3 PERCENT OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH WASHINGTON—Oct. 3, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $28.4 billion for the month of August 2014, an increase of 9.4 percent from the August 2013 […]

GLOBAL SALES INCREASE BY 9.9 PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR; INDUSTRY POSTS MONTH-OVER-MONTH GROWTH ACROSS ALL REGIONS AND PRODUCT CATEGORIES WASHINGTON—Sept. 2, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $28.1 billion for the month of July 2014, the industry’s highest-ever monthly sales […]

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As SIA reported earlier this month, worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $82.7 billion during the second quarter of 2014, marking the industry’s highest-ever second quarter sales total. In fact, there were other “highest ever” sales levels achieved with the release of the June 2014 data, including highest monthly sales ever and highest first half sales […]

SALES UP ACROSS EVERY REGION AND NEARLY ALL PRODUCT CATEGORIES COMPARED TO LAST YEAR; AMERICAS REGION SHOWS STRONGEST GROWTH WASHINGTON—Aug. 4, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $82.7 billion during the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 5.4 percent […]

AMERICAS SHOW STRONGEST YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH; GLOBAL SALES REMAIN WELL AHEAD OF 2013 PACE WASHINGTON—July 7, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.86 billion for the month of May 2014, 8.8 percent higher than the May 2013 total of $24.69 billion […]

YEAR-TO-DATE SALES REMAIN WELL AHEAD OF LAST YEAR’S PACE; WSTS FORECAST PROJECTS GROWTH OF 6.5 PERCENT IN 2014 AND 3.3 PERCENT IN 2015 WASHINGTON—June 4, 2014—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.34 billion for the month of April 2014, an […]

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As SIA reported earlier this month, worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $78.47 billion during the first quarter of 2014, marking the industry’s highest-ever first quarter sales.  It seems apparent that global semiconductor market performance in early 2014 has continued where 2013 left off with positive sales growth. Through the second half of 2013 and into […]