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Global Semiconductor Sales Down Slightly in July

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SOFTENING DEMAND, CURRENCY DEVALUATION LEAD TO SLOWER SALES

WASHINGTON鈥擲ept. 3, 2015鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $27.9 billion for the month of July 2015, a decrease of 0.9 percent from July 2014 when sales were $28.1 billion. Global sales from July 2015 were 0.4 percent lower than the June 2015 total of $28.0 billion. Regionally, sales in the Americas were roughly flat in July compared to last year, while sales in China increased by nearly 6 percent. All monthly sales numbers are compiled by the and represent a three-month moving average.

鈥淕lobal semiconductor sales have slowed somewhat this summer in part due to softening demand, normal market cyclicality, and currency devaluation in some regional markets,鈥� said John Neuffer, president and CEO, 91成人. 鈥淒espite these headwinds, year-to-date global sales through July are higher than at the same time last year, which was a record year for semiconductor revenues.鈥�

Regionally, year-to-year sales increased in China (5.6 percent), Asia Pacific/All Other (1.0 percent), and the Americas (0.8 percent), but decreased in Europe (-12.5 percent) and Japan (-13.3 percent), in part due to currency devaluation. On a month-to-month basis, sales increased in Japan (2.7 percent), China (0.6 percent), and Europe (0.4 percent), but fell slightly in the Americas (-0.3 percent) and Asia Pacific/All Other (-2.5 percent).

鈥淥ne key facilitator of continued strength in the U.S. semiconductor industry is research, the lifeblood of innovation,鈥� Neuffer said. 鈥�91成人 and Semiconductor Research Corporation this week released a report highlighting the urgent need for research investments to advance the burgeoning Internet of Things and develop other cutting-edge, semiconductor-driven innovations. Implementing the recommendations in the report will help the United States harness new technologies and remain the world鈥檚 top innovator.鈥�

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