Thursday, December 18, 2008

Analysts predicted a sharp decline in semiconductor market.

In 2009, production of chips will decline by 16.3 percent compared to this year, IDG News reported, citing a report by analysts Gartner. This fall the market will be the largest since 2001.
It is estimated Gartner, in 2008, world sales of semiconductors will be 261.9 billion dollars, which is 4.4 percent lower than 2007. In 2009, semiconductor sales fall to 219.2 billion dollars.
In the fourth quarter of this year, analysts predicted decline in sales of semiconductors at 24.4 per cent from the previous quarter. Previously, the maximum quarterly decline in sales was recorded in 2001 and stood at 20 percent.
Forecast sales of semiconductors Gartner analysts sharply revised in mid-November. Previously, analysts predicted growth of semiconductors in 2008 to 0.2 per cent. In 2009, they predicted decline in sales of semiconductors at 2.2 percent.
Semiconductor market growth is projected to Gartner, will resume in 2010. Then sales grow by 14.6 percent. In 2011, chip sales will increase by 9.4 percent.
The last decline occurred in the semiconductor market in 2001. At that time, annual sales declined by 32.5 per cent. Before the crisis in 1999 and 2000, the industry has experienced dramatic growth. Then the market grew by 22 and 34 percent respectively.

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