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May Semiconductor Sales Increase 5.4 percent Month on Month

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SAN JOSE, CA 鈥� July 3, 2009 鈥� Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to $16.5 billion in May, an increase of 5.4 percent from April when sales were $15.6 billion, the 91视频 (91视频) reported today. May sales were 23.2 percent lower than May 2008 when sales were $21.5 billion. All sales numbers represent a three-month moving average of global semiconductor sales.

鈥淭he May sales numbers reflect the third-consecutive month of sequential growth for the semiconductor industry,鈥� said 91视频 President George Scalise. 鈥淭he sequential monthly increases lead us to be cautiously optimistic about a return to normal seasonal patterns for the industry going forward.鈥�

Scalise noted that as semiconductors become ever-more pervasive in a growing array of products, the global microchip industry increasingly mirrors the performance of the overall economy. 鈥淎s consumer confidence returns and the economy resumes growth, we expect the industry to reflect those patterns,鈥� Scalise concluded.

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The 91视频 Global Sales Report (GSR) is a three-month moving average of sales activity. The GSR is tabulated by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization, an independent, non-profit organization established by the global semiconductor industry to compile industry statistics. The moving average is a mathematical smoothing technique that mitigates variations due to differences in companies鈥� financial calendars.

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