文章来源:http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my/article/global-semicon-sales-11-y-o-y-us3389b-2016-says-sia
- the global semiconductor market picked up steam mid-year and never looked back, reaching nearly US$340 billion in sales in 2016, the industry's highest-ever annual total.
- Memory (US$76.8 billion) and micro-ICs (US$60.6 billion) — a category that includes microprocessors — rounded out the top three segments in terms of total sales.
- Sensors and actuators was the fastest growing segment, increasing 22.7% in 2016
- annual sales increased 9.2% in China, leading all regional markets, and in Japan (3.8%). All other regional markets — Asia Pacific/All Other (-1.7%), Europe (-4.5%), and the Americas (-4.7%) — saw decreased sales compared to 2015.
- "We expect modest growth to continue in 2017 and beyond,"