Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$111.1 billion during the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 20% compared to the first quarter of 2017, according to The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

Semiconductor sales for the first quarter were 2.5% down from the prior quarter, however, said SIA.

"The global semiconductor market has demonstrated impressive growth through the first quarter of 2018, far exceeding sales through the same point in 2017, which was a record year for semiconductor revenues," said John Neuffer, president and CEO of SIA. "Sales in March increased year-to-year for the 20th consecutive month. All regional markets experienced double-digit growth compared to last year, and all major semiconductor product categories experienced year-to-year growth, with memory products continuing to lead the way."

Sales for the month of March 2018 came in at US$37.0 billion, an increase of 20% compared to the March 2017 total of US$30.8 billion and 0.7% more than the February 2018 total of US$36.8 billion, SIA indicated. All monthly sales numbers are compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization and represent a three-month moving average.

Year-to-year sales increased across all regions in March: the Americas (35.7%), Europe (20.6%), China (18.8%), Asia Pacific/All Other (13.3%) and Japan (12.4%). Month-to-month sales increased in Europe (3.9%), China (2.2%), Japan (0.5%) and Asia Pacific/All Other (0.2%), but decreased slightly in the Americas (-2.0%).

By: DocMemory
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