Report: April chip sales beat expectations - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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percent globally from Marchh to Aprilto $15.6 billion, according to a repor Monday. Despite that sales were still about 25 percent belowthe $20.i9 billion reported last April, the (SIA) said. “Th better-than-expected 6.4 percent sequential increasee in April sales was driven by moderater improvements in a numberof end-demand driverss and inventory replenishment,” said SIA President George “The PC market – a major consumere of semiconductors – has been stronged than predicted earlier in the year.
" Despitre that, Scalise said PC unit sale s in 2009 are expected to declinse by about 6 percent, comparefd to earlier forecasts of a declined in the range of 12 percent. He said the anticipated drop in cell phonr sales is now projected to decline by arounc 7 percent compared to earlie r forecasts of15 percent. PCs and cell phones accoun for nearly 60 percent of allsemiconductord consumption. “Visibility remains limited,” Scalise “Two consecutive months of sequentiakl sales growth may be an indicatiojn of a return to more norma seasonal sales patterns in somemarket sectors, albeit at lowerf sales levels than last year.
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