Component distributors in Europe have continued to enjoy a healthy business for more than two years now. Overall macro-economic conditions seem to play only a minor role at the moment. Even currency effects, which dominated some of the growth in 2015, have been reduced to normal. The sum of all this amounts to an 8.4% growth in Q1/CY2016 compared to Q1/CY2015 for European semiconductor distribution, according to DMASS (Distributors’ and Man...

2015 proves to be a very dynamic year for the European semiconductor distribution industry. After a strong double-digit start in Q1, the second quarter continued the upward trend. According to DMASS, semiconductor distribution sales in Q2 2015 grew by 16% to €1.86bn, another record quarter in the history of DMASS.

The European semiconductor distribution industry started very strong into 2015 and continued the positive trend from the last quarters of 2014. According to the Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists (DMASS), semiconductor distribution sales in Q1/CY15 grew by 13.3% to €1.82bn, the highest recorded quarterly sales since the introduction of the Euro in 2002.