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August Chip Sales Clearly Quite a Bit Better Than September's Will Be

John Paczkowski in News on October 2, 2008 at 7:41 am PT

The slow gutting of the U.S. economy hasn’t had as much of an impact on global semiconductor sales; they rose 5.5 percent in August from a year ago bolstered by strong demand for personal computers and handsets. Odd, since you’d assume that slowdown in the U.S. economy would reduce demand for electronics goods and, by extension, the chips on which they run.

August Chip Sales Clearly Quite a Bit Better Than September’s Will Be

John Paczkowski in News on October 2, 2008 at 7:41 am PT

The slow gutting of the U.S. economy hasn’t had as much of an impact on global semiconductor sales; they rose 5.5 percent in August from a year ago bolstered by strong demand for personal computers and handsets. Odd, since you’d assume that slowdown in the U.S. economy would reduce demand for electronics goods and, by extension, the chips on which they run.