EU semi sales up 10.9%
European semiconductor sales reached $3.231billion in August, a 10.9% increase over the same period in 2013.
According to the European Semiconductor Industry Associations (ESIA), the highest performing category was the logic market, which continued the upward trend started at the beginning of this year.
Elsewhere, revenues in the MOS microprocessor category grew strongly over July. In the memory market, the total flash and NAND memory categories showed a positive performance compared to July.
Semiconductor devices designed to be used in specific applications registered a 0.7% growth compared to July, led by strong demand in the computer and IC cards areas.
On a year-to-date basis, semiconductor sales increased by 10.1% versus the same period in 2013.
On a worldwide basis, semiconductor sales in August 2014 were $28.435bn, up 1.3% versus the previous month and up 9.4% versus the same month in 2013.
