Semiconductor sales in Europe up 1.2% in October
European semiconductor sales increased by 1.2% in October compared to the previous month, the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) reported on the basis of the latest WSTS data. In October, total semiconductor sales moved to US$2.904bn from the US$2.871bn recorded in September. This out come is in line with seasonal patterns. Similar developments were observed across the other regions, as the market heads for the close of the year.
Worldwide semiconductorsales in October 2015 were US$28.955bn, up 1.9% versus the previous month. All growth figures represent a three-month rolling average. Looking at European sales by product category, the vast majority of traditional drivers showed robust growth in October. Strong demand for MPUs (up 2.5%), sensors (up 1.1%), and analogue devices (up 1.5%) was paired with an equally positive development in the MCU (up 1.1% from September).
Global sales of semiconductor devices designed to be used in specific applications also grew strongly in October. Sales of application-specific devices increased by 2.1% from the previous month, as the wireless communication market returned to growth and the computer semiconductor market confirmed the good performance of the past months.
In October, the exchange rate had minor effects when comparing growth rates in Eurosand in Dollars. Measured in Euro, semiconductor sales were €2.594bn in October 2015, up 0.6% versus the previous month and an increase of 4.8% versus the same month a year ago.
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