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To: DJBEINO who wrote (7461)	5/9/2000 9:28:00 AM
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Worldwide Semiconductor Sales Reach Industry High, Totaling $14.9 Billion in March SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000--Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached an all time record high of $14.96 billion in March 2000, increasing from $11.18 billion from March 1999, a 33.8% year to year increase, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. ``The strong sales in the 1st quarter put the industry on course for another record sales year,'' stated George Scalise, SIA president. ``Product sectors, in addition to microprocessors and DRAMs used in PC's, that played a major role in the March sales include Flash, Digital Signal Processors, programmable logic and standard cell,'' Scalise stated. ``These semiconductor products can be found in many consumer goods including cellular applications, automobiles and home appliances.'' The most dramatic increases were in Flash which increased 197.5% from 1st quarter 1999. Programmable Logic increased 77.8%, DSP 52.8%, application specific MOS Logic 59.5% and DRAM 33.4%. International Data Corp. (IDC) estimates that by 2004, some 600 million people worldwide will connect to the net via PCs, while 1.4 billion will hook up through cell phones. Another 1.4 billion will connect through wired phones. This explosion in wireless and wired communications is the next wave of the Internet which will help drive the demand for silicon chips. In the Asia Pacific and Japan markets, the industry grew at 46.1% and 38.4%, respectively from last year. The Americas market was up 25.1% from last year, and Europe's sales grew 29.2%. The SIA's Global Sales Report (GSR) is a three month moving average of sales activity. The GSR is tabulated by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization, which represent some 70 companies. The SIA is the leading voice for the semiconductor industry and has represented U.S.-based manufacturers since 1977. SIA member companies comprise more than 90 percent of U.S.- based semiconductor production. Collectively, the chip industry employs a domestic workforce of 284,000 people. March 2000 Billions Month-to-Month Sales Market Last Month Current Month % Change Americas 4.43 4.53 2.1% Europe 3.13 3.27 4.7% Japan 3.27 3.35 2.5% Asia Pacific 3.73 3.81 2.3% Total 14.56 14.96 2.8% Year-to-Year Sales Market Last Year Current Month % Change Americas 3.62 4.53 25.1% Europe 2.53 3.27 29.2% Japan 2.42 3.35 38.4% Asia Pacific 2.61 3.81 46.1% Total 11.18 14.96 33.8% Three-Month-Moving Average Sales Market Last 3 Months Current 3 Months % Change Americas 4.52 4.53 0.1% Europe 3.11 3.27 5.3% Japan 3.28 3.35 2.3% Asia Pacific 3.80 3.81 0.3% Total 14.70 14.96 1.7% biz.yahoo.com