Semiconductor
Global semiconductor sales increase by 3.6% in first quarter of 2021: SIA
Recently, Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has released the worldwide sales report of semiconductors during the first quarter of 2021. The total sales are accounted for 123.1 billion USD with an increase of 3.6% and 17.8% from last year.
Regrading this, SIA said the sales came to 41 billion USD in March and rises 3.7% in the month. In terms of regional sales, Europe sales increased by 5.8%, China 5.3%, Asia Pacific and other 3.4%, Japan 3.1%, and Americans 0.6% in Q1 of 2021.
On the annual basis, sales also grew across all markets consists of China accounted for 25.6%, the Asia Pacific and other recorded 19.6%, Japan 13%, and Americans 9.2%. and Europe 8.7%.
The report shows that global semiconductor sales in the Q1 of 2021 remain sturdy and improving sales from the previous quarter.
“Global semiconductor sales remained strong during the first quarter of 2021, topping sales from the previous quarter and substantially outpacing the total from the first quarter of last year,” said John Neuffer, SIA president and CEO.
“Year-to-year and month-to-month sales in March increased across all major regional markets, and demand grew across a range of product categories,” he added