Global Semiconductor Sales up 5.2 Percent in September; SIA Says Consumer Demand Drove Strong Growth.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Worldwide sales of semiconductors increased to $19.6 billion in September, an increase of 5.2 percent from the $18.6 billion reported in August, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. Global chip sales increased by 5.6 percent from the $18.5 billion reported for September 2004. Third-quarter sales at $58.7 billion were up by 8.9 percent from the second quarter, when total sales amounted to $55.6 billion. Semiconductor sales for the first nine months of 2005 totaled $167.6 billion, an increase of 6.1 percent...

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