This region represented 46.6% of the global market for microchips at year end. The largest share of the market is in China, which has become the world's leading manufacturer of electronics products. |
U.S. semiconductor companies have over 70 percent of their manufacturing capacity in the United States, while less than a third of our markets are here. |
We are hopeful that a systematic collection of the penalties meted out for IP violations will pressure those regions within China where the penalties are insufficient to deter counterfeiting. |
We expect the modest growth we are experiencing in the first half of the year to continue throughout the remainder of 2002. |
We expect to see the industry record slow growth for the first quarter of 2002, with sales rising to double-digit growth in the second half of the year. |
We feel as though they not only heard us, but understand the situation and will respond in a way to bring about new programs. What's changed this time is a recognition of what we have to do to compete. |
We have full confidence they will be implemented and we will be very successful. This is going to be a bipartisan effort. |
We see very strong, solid demand pattern ahead of us. We're talking about 10 percent compounded annual growth rate between 2005 and 2008. |
While information technology products will continue to be the largest market sectors for semiconductors, consumer products will be the major growth-drivers in the years ahead, |
While the computation sector is down, all other sectors including wireless and consumer continue to thrive. This increase drove the sales of such products as flash, digital signal processors, application-specific products and analog. |
While there are lingering concerns about the effects of high energy prices and the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the US, end markets for semiconductors continue to be very strong. |
WTO cases generally take too long. |