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4:18am 11/06/03 SIA sees global chip sales up 19.4% in 2004 to $194.6bn By Emily Church

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Semiconductors sales are expected to increase 15.8 percent to $163 billion in 2003 and rise 19.4 percent in 2004 to $194.6 billion, trade group Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said. Beyond 2004, global chip sales are forecasted to rise 5.8 percent to $206.0 billion in 2005, and 6.6 percent to $219.6 billion in 2006. In the volatile memory chip DRAM market, the SIA is forecasting market growth of 7.9 percent to $16.5 billion in 2003 and 35.0 percent to $22.2 billion in 2004. In 2005, DRAMs are expected to decrease 20.0 percent to $17.8 billion. In 2006, this market will rebound 30.0 percent to $23.1 billion in sales.

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