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Strong PC demand in 05 will top record revenues of Y2K |
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Nov 16, 2005 at 06:33 PM |
IC Insights
has highlighted that the computer IC market is expected to grow 7.3% in 2005
from $89.9 billion in 2004, and in doing so this huge segment will finally
surpass the all-time record for revenues of $90.4 billion set in 2000.
With
computer systems of all types still making up 50 percent of all IC's sold the
market is a core indicator of the health and wealth within the semiconductor
industry. IC Insights is expecting $96.5 billion of IC sales in 2005 to come
directly from this sector.
IC Insights expects communications IC sales to grow 12.1% to $47.4 billion from
$42.3 billion in 2004, while the consumer IC market will increase just 3.6% to
$26.1 billion from $25.2 billion last year, according the research firm.
Automotive
IC sales will rise 5.7% to $13.0 billion and the industrial IC segment will
increase 1.2 percent to $8.4 billion this year, based on IC Insights' latest
market analysis, which will be detailed in the upcoming 2006 IC Market Drivers
report.
Overall,
integrated circuit revenues are forecast to grow about 8% to $192.4 billion in
2005, compared to $178.8 billion in 2004.
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