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Healthy chip sales forecast

June 01, 2004, 15:20 BST

Chip sales will grow by more than a quarter this year, according to an industry group

Global chip sales are likely to grow 28.4 percent to a record $213.6bn in 2004, boosted by strong demand for PCs, cellphones, DVD recorders and other electronics products, an industry group said on Tuesday.

The forecast by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics group is more optimistic than one the organisation made in October, when it predicted 19.4 percent growth for 2004.

"Demand for digital electronics products like DVD recorders and digital...


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