中英对照学 英文: 欧洲、北美拉低全球半导体市场业绩 [复制链接]

中英对照学 英文: 欧洲、北美拉低全球半导体市场业绩

European, US sales hold back global chip growth


LONDON — The European and North American markets held back global semiconductor sales in September, according to the latest figures from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics Organization (WSTS).

Global sales were up 1.6 percent year-on-year to $23 billion, with month-on-month growth coming in at 1.1 percent for September, compared with $22.7 billion in August 2008.

Based on the three-month moving average figures and expressed in US dollars, year on year growth in Europe was down 1.5 percent in September to $3.48 billion, with the Americas faring worst, down 15.7 percent to $3.2 billion. Japan saw no increase during the period, steady at $4.26 billion, while the Asia Pacific region saw sales up by 9.2 percent, to $12 billion.


Month-on-month, European chip sales were up 0.9 percent in September , North America down 3.4 percent, Japan up 0.9 percent, and the Asia Pacific again faring best, up 2.9 percent.

According to the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA), the exchange rate of the Euro compared to the US dollar "recently started a spectacular decline," which softened the impact on the growth data.

Measured in Euros, semiconductor sales in September 2008 were Euros 2.3 billion, up 4.1 percent the on previous month and down 9.5 percent compared with September 2007.

According to the ESIA, and expressed in Euros, year-to-date sales in Europe have experienced a drop of 10.8 percent compared with the corresponding period of 2007.

Most product categories confirmed the trend observed in August, said the ESIA, with logic and MOS Special Purpose Logic driving the market. Optoelectronics also grew in September, recovering after the weaker performance registered in August, back to the positive growth rate recorded in the first half of 2008.

Application specific analog ICs used in communications (+12 percent) and computer & peripherals (+6 percent) were the growth drivers during September.

欧洲、北美拉低全球半导体市场业绩

根据世界半导体贸易统计组织(WSTS)所公布的最新数据，欧洲与北美市场拖累了九月份全球半导体销售额的表现。当月份全球半导体销售额较去年同月成长了1.6%，规模为230亿美元；较八月份的227亿美元成长1.1%。

依美元计算，九月份欧洲半导体市场销售额的三个月移动平均值较去年同期下滑1.5%，规模来到34.8美元；而美国市场的状况更糟，下滑了15.7%来到32亿美元。此外日本市场九月份表现持平，销售额规模为42.6亿美元；同期亚太区市场则成长了9.2%，达120亿美元。

与八月份相较，九月份欧洲芯片销售额下滑了0.9%，北美市场下滑了3.4%；而日本与亚太区市场分别成长0.9%与2.9%。

不过欧洲半导体产业协会(ESIA)表示，由于近期欧元兑美元汇率大幅下滑，因此以欧元计算，当地的半导体业绩看起来好了一些，九月份销售额为23亿欧元，较上个月份成长4.1%；但与去年九月相较仍退步了9.5%`.

ESIA的数据并显示，以欧元计算，欧洲半导体市场一至九月的累计销售额与去年同期相较，下滑了10.8%。


而以产品类别来看，许多项目都延续了八月份的涨势；ESIA表示，逻辑与MOS特殊应用逻辑组件是市场的主力，光电组件在九月份也有所成长。此外通讯用特殊应用模拟IC以及计算机与外围组件，也在九月份分别达到了12%与6%的成长。