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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(InfoWorld) - Worldwide semiconductor sales surged to a record high $20.5 billion in August,Â led by memory chips, particularly DRAM (dynamic RAM) and NAND flash, the Semiconductor Industry Association said Tuesday. Strong PC sales helped boost both DRAM and microprocessor sales, the SIA said. And in a good sign for users, average selling prices for microprocessors fell 18 percent compared to last year due to stiff competition between makers such as Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. Chips used in consumer electronics devices showed strong growth as producers began stocking up ahead of the important holiday season. The sharp decline in gasoline prices has also been an aid, the SIA noted, since consumers can spend their fuel savings on electronic devices instead. The global chip industry derives over half of its revenue from consumer products such as mobile phones, MP3 players, and digital cameras. The August sales record was an increase of 10.5 percent over the same time last year, and 2.1 percent better than July, when chip sales totaled $20.1 billion. The previous record for one-month worldwide chip sales was $20.4 billion, set in November of last year.
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Texas Instruments Inc.  is on track to report an increase in chip demand in the second quarter compared to the first, Chief Executive Richard Templeton said on Thursday.
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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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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 9.2 percent in January, boosted by better-than-expected cell phone shipments and strong sales of personal computers, digital cameras and music players, an industry group said on Monday.
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US technology stocks ended up slightly on Friday, lifted by a higher sales forecast from bellwether Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , while a disappointing jobs report capped blue-chip gains.
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Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (FCS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a maker of chips used to manage power in electronics, on Wednesday said quarterly sales would reach the higher
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Upcoming chips will lead to relatively inexpensive hardware, company says.
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Global sales of microchips are expected to rise about 10 percent to $273.8 billion this year after increasing 8.9 percent to $247.7 billion in 2006, an industry group said on Friday.
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Sales might be down, but the stocks are rising.
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Microprocessor giant Intel slightly exceeded the lowered third-quarter expectations it had set for itself last month. But growth was inhibited by inventory adjustments at some of major customers and lower than expected PC demand.
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SAN FRANCISCO: Intel upcoming mid-quarter report will be closely watched for signs of weak back-to-school computer sales, though recent market share gains in memory chips could help offset any softness in computer microprocessor demand.
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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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But late rush still needed to make full year forecast The chip industry is banking on a late surge in demand to meet its full year sales forecast, despite the publicâs insatiable thirst for silicon-heavy kit in November.â¦
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TAIPEI/SEOUL  - Memory chip prices are expected to  slide 30 percent or more by mid-year to below the manufacturing  cost as chip makers plough generous 2004 profits into new  production lines, exacerbating a surplus of supplies.
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Computer chip demand turned  positive after a "hiccup" around the time of the U.S.  presidential elections, an Advanced Micro Devices Inc.  executive said on Tuesday.
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U.S. technology stocks ended up  slightly on Friday, lifted by a higher sales forecast from  bellwether Intel Corp. INTC.O, while a disappointing jobs  report capped blue-chip gains.