Chip sales expected to grow by 2.5 pct.
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The worldwide semiconductor industry is expected to grow by 2.5 percent in 2007, lower than past expectations, said market research firm Gartner Inc.
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ANNUAL growth in global semiconductor sales will probably fall by half in 2005 and memory chip sales growth could collapse as a supply glut saps prices, Samsung Electronics has warned.
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Global consumer electronics sales are  expected to climb by 11 percent in 2005, marking the second  year in a row of double-digit growth, powered by demand for  big-screen TVs, pocket-sized music players and tiny memory  cards, an industry trade group said on Tuesday.
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Advanced Micro Devices said it plans to begin selling the chip in the second quarter of 2007.
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(InfoWorld) - Strong chip sales in the Asia Pacific region and the U.S. helped lift global sales to $20.1 billion in the month of July, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The figure represents an 11.5 percent increase over July, 2005, and is 1.8 percent higher than the $19.8 billion in sales registered in June, according to SIA. The industry association also noted thatÂ falling chip pricesÂ are helping pull down the cost of gadgets for end-users. "For example, the average selling price for a PC declined by approximately 7 percent year-over-year," the SIA noted in its report. Around 40 percent of all chips sold go into computer products. AÂ price warÂ between IntelÂ and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) could be a large part of theÂ fall in PC prices. The companies both halved prices on some desktop PC microprocessors, the most expensive PC component, in July. The global chip industry remains on course to set record high sales this year of over $240 billion, the industry group said, thanks to strong growth in the Asia Pacific and the U.S. But the figure the SIA noted isÂ lower than its May forecastÂ calling for $250 billion in chip sales this year. SIA representatives were not available to comment on the apparent full year sales target discrepancy.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
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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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Sales of semiconductors in November indicate that consumer products such as LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs, digital music players, and other devices sold well during the holidays, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Monday.November chip sales rose 2.3 percent year-on-year to $23.1 billion, the SIA said.Unit demand has far outpaced last year. But falling chip prices have hurt industry revenue, the chip association said. For example, DRAM (dynamic RAM) bit shipments grew 25 percent in the three months through mid-December, but average selling prices have declined 20 percent over the same period.The association also noted that rising energy prices and concerns about the sub-prime lending issue in the U.S. do not appear to have had a significant impact on consumer spending for the holidays, the SIA said. The group reiterated its forecast that worldwide semiconductor sales will reach a new record in 2007. But it will take a stronger than expected December selling season to reach the 3.8 percent growth goal the group had&#160;forecast earlier this year, the SIA said.Investment banking firm Credit Suisse was not as optimistic as the SIA.The November data was below normal seasonal trends, noted analyst John Pitzer, in a report on Monday. Even if December reaches its normal seasonal growth, 2007 industry revenue will only reach $255.7 billion, up 3.2 percent over last year. The growth percentage would fall short of the SIA&#39;s 3.8 percent target.The slow November prompted Credit Suisse to lower its 2008 chip industry revenue forecast to 9.4 percent year-on-year growth, down from a previous target of 13 percent.
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(InfoWorld) - Falling prices for DRAM chips and microprocessors badly hurt the global semiconductor market, which will likely limp to a sales increase of just 2.5 percent in 2007, according to an analyst report released Thursday. Semiconductor sales were originally expected to rise by 6.4 percent over 2006 levels, according to the study from Gartner. But chip sales in the first quarter of 2007 were more than 5 percent lower than in the fourth quarter of 2006, leading the research company to cut its 2007 market revenue forecast to $269.2 billion. The numbers reflect a continuingÂ price war between Intel and Advanced Micro DevicesÂ (AMD), as the processor vendors struggle for market share. That war has already taken a toll on AMD, which blamed slow chip sales for itsÂ $611 million lossÂ in the first quarter of 2007. Intel, a much larger company, has continued to post profitable quarters, but on May 2 addedÂ another 1,000 layoffsÂ to a corporate reorganization it began in 2006. Conditions areÂ worst of all in the DRAM sectorÂ of the industry, which will see its revenue drop 11.1 percent in 2007 to $30.5 billion, then limp to a smaller decline in 2008, according to Richard Gordon, research vice president at Gartner. The forecast could spell trouble for Samsung Electronics, the world's largest producer of DRAM and NAND flash. However,Â Samsung's pain may be dulledÂ if tumbling chip prices attract consumers into stores, as prices for end-user products using NAND flash memory like PCs, iPods and digital cameras are also expected to drop. In the long run, chip prices will continue to fall throughout 2007 as semiconductor manufacturers try to clear excess chips out of their warehouses, Gordon said. Chip manufacturers do have some cause for optimism, however, as they have already begun to control that inventory by cutting production. If that effort succeeds, the industry could return to modest growth of 8.7 percent in 2008 and 7.2 percent in 2009, he added. Â
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Asia shows biggest growth over last year Worldwide sales of semiconductors totalled $20.6bn for the month of July, a jump of 2.2 per cent on the previous year, according to new figures.â¦
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Worldwide semiconductor sales rose a scant 1.5 percent in October, to $18.8 billion from $18.5 billion in September, as many chip users pared bloated inventories, the Semiconductor Industry Association said on Friday.
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Worldwide semiconductor sales grew 23.4 percent to &#36;218.5 billion in 2004 despite a significant slowdown in the second half of the year, according to preliminary results released Tuesday by the research firm Gartner Inc.
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A smaller and more efficient design could help the chipmaker better compete.
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., China&#39;s biggest supplier of made-to-order chips, said its factory capacity will rise by more than half in the second half as the company brings more plants on line.
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Global microchip sales rose 5.9  percent in September, driven by demand for consumer products  such as personal computers and cell phones, the Semiconductor  Industry Association said on Monday.
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The Chinese government gives Intel permission to spend $2.5 billion on a chip manufacturing plant on China's northeastern coast.
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The so-called "$100 laptop" has moved one step closer to reality, with 2,500 units set to ship later this month to eight developing nations. If the small test proves successful, mass production of the units would begin.
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The world's largest chipmaker posts its best quarterly sales figures, boosting optimism about profit throughout the industry.