Beautiful semiconductor industry association: In the near future thesemiconductor market will not be able to decline

The American semiconductor industry association (SIA) indicatedthat, in the near future the semiconductor market will not greatlypossibly appear the decline. It will think this year whole world chipthe sales volume will grow 3%, in afterwards three year center rate ofrise will be able higher somewhat.SIA will indicate that, it estimated global the chip sales volume bythe last year 247.7 billion US dollars growths to 257.1 billion USdollars, the rate of rise is lower than time at the beginning of thisyear anticipated 10%.In June, SIA this year the chip sales volume rate of rise anticipatedwill decline 1.8%, the main reason will be several kind of essentialmarkets is murky ━ ━ including the microprocessor, DRAM and dodgessaves. Hereafter, the microprocessor sale appeared the strong growth,forced SIA to enhance to chip sales volume rate of rise anticipating.SIA president George said in a statement, although the energy priceunceasingly is enhancing, the consumer continues in the impetussemiconductor industry in 2007 growth. The personal computing, thehandset, the MP3 music broadcast machine, the digital television salesvolume are extremely high in 2007 rate of rise.According to SIA stated that, this year the personal computing salesvolume will grow 11%-12%, the handset demand quantity also will grow12%, digital television the expense electronic products sale and so onthe MP3 broadcast machine rate of rise can be higher.George indicated that, the all these products ━ ━ personalcomputing, the handset, the MP3 broadcast machine, the digitaltelevision, have all used the massive semiconductors product. Thesemiconductor technology progress has brought the true actual benefitto the consumer. He said that, compared with 1995, at present theordinary PC selling price must lower 30%, but the computation abilityactually enhanced 100 times. In the future several years, will expendthe electronic products the natural price compared to also to have thesimilar scope the enhancement.SIA indicated that, it estimated the next year the global chip salesvolume will grow 7.7% to achieve 276.9 billion US dollars, in 2009will grow 7% to amount to 296.2 billion US dollars; To 2010, theglobal chip sales volume will grow 8.5% to achieve 321.5 billion USdollars, will break through 300 billion US dollars critical junctionsfor the first time.