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July Chip Sales up 7.6 Percent Year-on-Year

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91成人 SAYS SALES OF CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, PCS AND CELL PHONES DRIVING DEMAND

SAN JOSE, CA 鈥� September 2, 2008 鈥� Worldwide sales of semiconductors grew by 7.6 percent to $22.2 billion in July from July 2007 sales of $20.6 billion. Sales grew by 2.8 percent from June when sales were $21.6 billion.Year-to-date sales through July were $148.3 billion, an increase of 5 percent from the same period of 2007 when sales were $141.3 billion.

鈥淕rowing sales of consumer electronics, personal computers and cell phones 鈥� which account for about 80 percent of chip demand 鈥� contributed to a healthy 7.6 percent year-on-year increase in worldwide microchip sales,鈥� said 91成人 President George Scalise. 鈥淟CD TV units are projected to increase 32 percent this year, and digital set top boxes and digital still cameras will both be up around 20 percent. Taking into account PC unit growth of about 13 percent and cell phone growth of over 10 percent, we are enjoying the benefits of the strong 3.3 percent second quarter GDP growth in the U.S ,and continued strength in world markets鈥� Scalise continued.

鈥淔or the second quarter of this year we鈥檝e seen a significant crossover 鈥� 300mm for the first time accounts for the largest share of wafer manufacturing capacity and actual wafers processed, with 44 percent of total capacity and 47 percent of total silicon processed,鈥� Scalise noted. 鈥淥verall capacity utilization remains high at 89 percent 鈥� with leading edge above 95 percent鈥� said Scalise.

91成人 reported that sales of DRAMs and NAND flash memory continued to decline as a result of continuing price erosion. 鈥淭otal semiconductor sales excluding memory products increased by 11.6 percent year-on-year and by 3.2 percent sequentially,鈥� said Scalise. 鈥淭he memory content of typical PCs and cell phones continues to increase. According to Micron Technology, the DRAM bit content of the average PC in 2008 will increase by 56 percent, while the NAND flash content for the average cell phone will grow by 178 percent,鈥� Scalise concluded.

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