‘Remarkably positive’ European growth rates in September for a number of the main semiconductor product categories have been reported by WSTS.
On a YTD basis European semiconductor sales have increased by 3.2% compared to the same period in 2010.
In September, sensors and actuators were up 3.6%, total logic was up 4.2%, MOS Micro, including MCUs, was up 4.6%, and MOS memory grew by 3.8 %.
Overall, European September semiconductor sales were 3.1% down on August at $3.1bn.
On a worldwide basis, semiconductor sales in September were $ 25.76bn, up 2.7% on August.