Despite Growing Demand for Mobile Devices Global Semiconductor Market Forecasted to Grow Just 0.4% in 2012
05 Novembro 2012 - 11:20AM
Marketwired
Despite the rapidly for high tech gadgets such as smartphones and
tablets the semiconductor industry has experienced a
less-than-average growth for 2012. A recent report from research
firm Strategy Analytics has shown that the number of smartphones in
use globally topped the 1 billion mark for the first time ever in
the third quarter. The Paragon Report examines investing
opportunities in the Semiconductor Industry and provides equity
research on Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS) and Skyworks
Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS).
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The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) has forecasted
the worldwide semiconductor market to see a growth of just 0.4
percent in 2012, before experiencing a growth of 7.2 percent in
2013. The Semiconductor Industry Association recently announced
that global semiconductor sales were flat in August with a growth
of just 0.1 percent. Year-to-date sales in August were down 4.6
percent when compared to the same period in 2011.
"Global semiconductor sales have held steady in recent months
despite strong macroeconomic headwinds, but these challenges have
hampered growth," said Brian Toohey, president and CEO,
Semiconductor Industry Association.
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Cirrus Logic develops high-precision, analog and mixed-signal
integrated circuits for a broad range of innovative customers.
Despite posting strong fiscal second-quarter results shares of the
company have fallen sharply this past week as a result of falling
profit margins. Gross margin for the fiscal second quarter declined
to 51.7 percent from 53.5 percent in the year-ago-quarter.
Skyworks Solutions is an innovator of high performance analog
semiconductors. Shares of the chip-maker declined 17 percent on
Last Friday after their fiscal first quarter outlook fell short of
estimates. Investors had expected larger numbers from the company
since it is an iPhone supplier according to Sterne Agee analyst
Vijay Rakesh.
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