Global semiconductor sales in March rocketed to \$99.5 billion, marking a 79.2% surge (an 1.8-fold increase) when compared to the same month last year, according to a press release from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
This figure also represented an 11.5% boost compared to February’s numbers.
“Elevated sales figures across the Asia-Pacific, the Americas, and China fueled the worldwide semiconductor market’s ascent, underscoring robust and enduring demand for chips and the myriad of technological innovations they enable,” stated SIA President and CEO John Neuffer, as quoted in the release. “Worldwide revenues are continuing their trajectory toward the \$1 trillion milestone by the close of 2026.”
For the first quarter, global chip sales reached \$298.5 billion, outperforming the preceding three-month period by 25%.
In March, year-over-year sales saw dramatic rises: the Americas experienced an 83.1% jump, Europe saw a 46.5% increase, China registered a 74.8% climb, and the Asia-Pacific region plus other locales surged by an enormous 108.5%. Japan, in contrast, exhibited a more modest growth of 7.4%.
Looking at month-over-month growth from February, sales increased in the Americas by 13.3%, in Europe by 8.4%, in Mainland China by 12.7%, in Japan by 7.1%, and in the Asia-Pacific region by 9.8%.
The SIA membership encompasses approximately 99% of U.S. semiconductor firms and roughly 66% of chip manufacturers operating outside the U.S.
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