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    Worldwide Semiconducter Sales To Decline in 2009, Report Says

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    August 26, 2009
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      According to a report from information technology research company Gartner, worldwide semiconductor revenue is on track to total $212 billion in 2009, a 17.1 percent decline from 2008 revenue of $255 billion. The firm said the forecast was better than the second quarter projections when Gartner projected semiconductor revenue to decline 22.4 percent this year. While the outlook for 2009 has improved, Gartner analysts pointed out that all major segments of the semiconductor market are expected to experience double-digital declines in revenue in 2009.

      Bryan Lewis, research vice president at Gartner, said consumers reacted strongly to reduced PC and LCD TV pricing, as price elasticity was remarkable. “The semiconductor market has performed better than expected, as was evident when second quarter semiconductor revenue increased 17 percent in sequential sales,” he said. “The industry also benefited from the China stimulus package that worked remarkably well to boost short-term demand. Governments worldwide took action quickly and extensively to avoid a meltdown, and it worked.”

      Gartner reported some of the leading semiconductor vendors revealed positive second quarter sequential revenue growth, which the company said bodes well for the PC and cell phone segments. Intel posted 12 percent sequential revenue growth, while Samsung, the second largest semiconductor vendor based on 2008 revenue, posted a 30 percent increase sequentially in chip sales driven by firming memory prices, exchange rates, and a rebound in PC production. Qualcomm, the number eight-ranked semiconductor vendor last year, reported that its cell phone chip sales increased 35.7 percent sequentially.

      The largest segment of the semiconductor market, application-specific standard product (ASSP), will reach $57.2 billion in 2009, but it represents a 16.5 percent decline from 2008 revenue, Gartner reported. The memory market, the number two segment, is forecast to total $41 billion, a 13.5 percent decline from last year. The microcomponents segment (microprocessors, micro controller units, digital signal processors) is on pace to reach $39.4 billion in 2009, a 19.2 percent decline from 2008.

      While Gartner said the industry did see some better than expected results in the second quarter of 2009, they question whether this optimism can be sustained through 2010. Gartner’s latest outlook for 2010 is worldwide semiconductor revenue to total $233 billion, a 10.3 percent increase from 2009 projections. Lewis noted the fourth quarter of 2009 and first quarter 2010 would be “extremely important” in shaping the annual growth for 2010.

      “We are currently expecting the fourth quarter of 2009 to be slightly positive, in line with typical seasonal patterns, but foundries have reported they are concerned that demand may drop off more than seasonal in the fourth quarter, and it may carry into first quarter 2010,” he said. “Gartner -s most likely scenario is calling for a negative 5 percent growth in the first quarter of 2010 as customers take a pause and absorb all the devices they purchased over the previous three quarters.”

      Nathan Eddy
      A graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Nathan was perviously the editor of gaming industry newsletter FierceGameBiz and has written for various consumer and tech publications including Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, CRN, and The Times of London. Currently based in Berlin, he released his first documentary film, The Absent Column, in 2013.
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