Several important product categories grew strongly in February on a month-to-month basis: discrete, optoelectronic devices, and especially sensors (+4.6% compared to January) all experienced steady growth in Europe. Sales of application-specific chips were also positive in Europe compared to the previous month. Looking at worldwide sales of application specific devices, automotive semiconductors grew strongly in February.
In February, exchange rate effects continued to play a role comparing market growth in Euros and in Dollars. Measured in Euro, semiconductor sales were €2.659bn in February 2017, down 0.2% versus the previous month, and up 9.4% versus the same month a year ago. On a YTD basis, semiconductor sales increased by 11.5%
