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To: etchmeister who wrote (19287)	6/7/2006 2:41:53 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 25522

Chip market growth in Europe to lag other regions John Walko EE Times (06/07/2006 7:51 AM EDT) LONDON — The Asia-Pacific region will continue to be the fastest-growing market for chips, and is projected to reach 49 percent of a worldwide market worth $323 billion in 2009, according to an updated forecast from the Semiconductor Industry Association. The market is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.2 percent between 2005 and 2009, and the revised figure for 2006 projected by the SIA Wednesday (June 7) is for 9.8 percent growth and sales worth $249.6 billion. The Association suggests Europe will show the slowest growth during the period, growing from $40 billion last year to about $51 billion by 2009. In the same period, the U.S. market is expected to increase from $40.5 billion to about $58 billion, with the Asia Pacific region moving from $103 billion in 2005 to $158 billion in 2009. The U.S and Japanese markets are expected to track growth very closely, the latter moving from $42 million last year to reach $59 billion by 2009.