First quarter 2016 European semiconductor sales

In the first quarter of 2016, European semiconductor sales amounted to US$ 8.001 billion, the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) reports based on the latest WSTS data.

Source: ESIA (click to enlarge)

Looking at the semiconductor market in March, sales in Europe reached US$ 2.667 billion. This represents a 0.1% increase compared to February 2016, when sales reached US$ 2.663 billion. On a worldwide basis, semiconductor sales in March were US$ 26.093 billion, up 0.3% from February and up 5.8% from March 2015. All growth figures represent a three month rolling average.

Most of the main product categories grew steadily in March over February. Sales of discrete semiconductor devices increased by 10.3%, sales of sensors and actuators increased by 9.9%, and sales of analog and logic devices grew by 7.5% and 6.7% respectively. Semiconductor devices designed to be in specific applications also exhibited strong growth in Europe, growing by 6.8% in March compared to February. Worldwide, consumer and automotive were the strongest segments in March for application-specific chips.

In March, the exchange rate affected the European sales picture when comparing market growth in Euros and in Dollars. Measured in Euro, semiconductor sales were € 2.419 billion in March 2016, down 0.6% versus the previous month.

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