Semiconductor sales see record Q2, says SIA

June sales were down 0.4% on May but up 2% on June 2014 reaching $28bn.

Year-to-date sales are 3.9% higher than last year.

“Macroeconomic headwinds and softening demand have slowed global semiconductor market growth somewhat, but the industry still posted its highest-ever second-quarter sales and remains ahead of the pace of sales set in 2014, which was a record year for semiconductor revenues,” says SIA CEO John Neuffer. “The Americas market continues to post solid year-to-year sales increases, and the global market has now grown on a year-to-year basis for 26 consecutive months.”

Regionally, sales increased compared to June 2014 in China (7.8%), the Americas (5.6%), and Asia Pacific/All Other (5.2%), but fell in Europe (-11.5%) and Japan (-13.6%).

Sales were up slightly compared to last month in Japan (1.0%) and China (0.6%), but down somewhat in Asia Pacific/All Other (-0.6%), the Americas (-1.6%), and Europe (-1.7%).

Sales figures in Europe and Japan have been affected by currency devaluation.

“Global semiconductor sales are one indicator of the strength of the US industry, which accounts for more than half of total global sales,” says Neuffer.