Sales of semiconductors worldwide fell in 2009, which was expected given the global recession, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. However, the drop was not as bad as predicted, and the SIA says that increasing demand for PCs, cell phones and consumer electronics, as well as growth in China and India and a host of new devices such as netbooks and tablets, will continue to fuel a stronger 2010.
– The global semiconductor market, like most of the tech industry, struggled
through a difficult 2009, but it is showing signs of recovery.
According to the SIA (Semiconductor Industry Association), global sales of
semiconductors during the year fell 9 percent, to $226.3 billion, over 2008,
when s…