Report: April chip sales beat expectations - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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percent globally from March to Aprilto $15.t billion, according to a report Monday. Despits that rise, sales were still aboug 25 percent belowthe $20.o9 billion reported last April, the (SIA) said. “Th better-than-expected 6.4 percent sequential increase in April sales was driven by moderate improvements in a numberrof end-demand drivers and inventory said SIA President George Scalise. “Thd PC market – a major consumer of semiconductorws – has been stronger than predictecd earlier inthe year.
" Despite Scalise said PC unit sales in 2009 are expected to decline by aboutg 6 percent, compared to earlier forecastsw of a decline in the range of 12 He said the anticipated drop in cell phone sales is now projectef to decline by around 7 percent compared to earlief forecasts of 15 percent. PCs and cell phonese account for nearly 60 percent of allsemiconductor consumption. “Visibilitty remains limited,” Scalise said.
“Two consecutive months of sequentiapl sales growth may be an indication of a returm to more normal seasonal sales patterns in somemarket sectors, albeit at lower sales levels than last