Chip Sales Rise; Inventories Seen Down
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Global semiconductor sales rose 1.1  percent to $18.2 billion in August from the previous month and  it appears as though chip inventories are declining, an  industry trade group said on Thursday.
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Driven by demand for flash memory chips used in cell phones, Intel Corp.'s third-quarter profits rose 15 percent, but also warned that its gross margins are sagging, and it continues to suffer from a buildup of inventory.
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US blue-chip stocks rose slightly on Friday as government data showed better-than-expected demand in August for durable goods other than transportation equipment, but climbing oil prices limited gains.
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Driven by demand for flash memory chips used in cell phones, Intel's profits rose as it struggled to overcome weak PC sales, growing inventory, product missteps and stiff competition.
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Intel-rivaling chipmaker does not immediately explain why its first-quarter sales will fall short of its previous estimates.
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Upcoming chips will lead to relatively inexpensive hardware, company says.
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Advanced Micro Devices has been facing profit pressure--but new chipmaking techniques are giving it more room to lower prices.
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Chip-maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. posted a 30 percent increase in sales and a third-quarter profit Thursday as demand for its microprocessors continued to grow despite competition from its much larger rival Intel Corp.
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In recent months, Intel delayed several chips and recalled other, defective ones. It overestimated demand, thereby causing an inventory glut.
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Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 2.2  percent to $20.6 billion in July, an industry group said on  Tuesday, helped by rising demand for consumer electronics.
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(InfoWorld) - Semiconductor sales in Europe last year grew more slowly than the worldwide average, dragged down by slow growth in microprocessors in the region, according to a report from the European Semiconductor Industry Association. Worldwide sales of semiconductors grew 8.9 percent in 2006 over the previous year, reaching $247 billion in sales. But in Europe, sales were up just 1.6 percent in 2006, the group said. The increase was driven by DSPs (digital signal processors), dynamic RAM, flash memory, discrete devices such as power transistors, and application-specific chips for consumer, automotive and industrial applications. While sales were low in December, they helped boost the yearly figure because they were better than the previous year. In the final month, European semiconductor sales were $3.5 billion, down 5.1 percent over November. However, December sales were up 5.4 percent compared to the same month in 2005. December produced low sales around the world but were still better than 2005. For the month, worldwide semiconductor sales were $21.7 billion, down 3.6 percent compared to November but up 9 percent over December 2005. The report comes amid mixed results from chip makers around the globe for the final quarter of 2006. GermanyâsÂ Infineon Technologies reportedÂ a 27 percent increase in sales for its quarter that ended Dec. 31 compared to the previous year, despite a significant drop in sales from its group that supplies chips for mobile phones. ButÂ Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. postedÂ a 5.4 percent drop in sales for the same period compared to the corresponding quarter in 2005.
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Semiconductor companies moved higher in trading Thursday after an industry group said sales rose 1.1 percent to $18.2 billion in August from the previous month, and that inventories are on the decline.
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Chip maker likely is making way for new products.
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Green Christmas. Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) on Thursday pumped up the range of its fourth-quarter sales forecast. The Pentium chip maker cited muscular global holiday demand for its microprocessors.
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Computer chip sales have  recovered from a "hiccup" caused by anxiety surrounding the  Nov. 2 U.S. presidential election, an Advanced Micro Devices  Inc. AMD.N executive said on Tuesday.
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Stocks were trading higher on Thursday after several brokerage upgrades on microchip makers sent the semiconductor sector to a one-year high and a pair of indicators pointed to signs of growth in the economy.
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In spite of AMD, Intel price war European microchip sales recover slightly in July but still lag behind the global average, according to the latest figures.â¦