Worldwide sales of semiconductors increased 3.7% to $22.6bn in November 2009, compared to $21.8bn in October 2009, according to latest updates from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
The sales were 8.5% higher in November 2009, compared to $20.9bn in November 2008. Worldwide semiconductor sales for the first 11 months of 2009 were $202.1bn, a decline of 13.2% compared to the same period of 2008 when sales were $232.7bn. All monthly sales numbers represent a three-month moving average of global semiconductor sales.
For the first time in November 2009, the worldwide semiconductor sales were in positive territory compared to one year ago. It was the ninth-consecutive month of increased chip sales with sales increasing sequentially in all geographic regions.
George Scalise, president of SIA, said: “2009 ended with sales of many IT and consumer products faring better than earlier projections. Sales of personal computers continue to strengthen in line with recent projections and appear to signal the beginning of recovery of demand from the business sector. The release of the Windows 7 operating system in October has been a positive factor.
“Unit sales of handsets should come in roughly even with 2008 levels. In the consumer space, there have been a few bright spots including LCD TVs, which saw an increase of 25-30% in units in 2009.”
