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Global Semiconductor Sales Top $335 Billion in 2015

Worldwide sales roughly flat compared to 2014; December sales decrease 4.4% compared to previous month.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design and research, announced the global semiconductor industry posted sales totaling $335.2 billion in 2015, a slight decrease of 0.2% compared to the 2014 total, which was the industry’s highest-ever sales total. Global sales for the month of December 2015 reached $27.6 billion, down 4.4% compared to the previous month and 5.2% lower than sales from December 2014. Fourth quarter sales...

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