SIA: Global chip sales showing sequential growth, hints of recovery
The latest efforts to "Go Green," along with the rise of netbook computers, helped boost global chip sales in August by 5 percent, compared to the previous month - a common way for companies to gauge their recession-recovery efforts.On a year-over-year basis, sales were down 16 percent and, on a year-to-date basis, sales were down more than 21 percent, compared to year-to-date figures the same time last year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.