IC market is still sluggish demand has not yet warmed up

Market research firm Gartner recently said that 2009 IC market is still in the doldrums, consumer demand has not yet warmed up.

According to Gartners latest forecast IC market in 2009 sales are expected to decrease 22.4%, compared with the expected slightly better first quarter of the first quarter, the company has shrunk the chip market forecast of 24.1%.

Gartner principal analyst Peter Middleton on the current characteristics of the semiconductor industry made the following summary:

1) quarterly semiconductor market revenue will grow

2) the majority of IC demand from inventory rebuilding

3) In addition to China, the market demand has not yet shown signs of recovery

4) 2009 the automotive semiconductor and NC7WZ08K8X datasheet and consumer semiconductors is still not good

5) better than expected second quarter, first quarter

6) capacity utilization increase from the first quarter

7) 2009 years Equipment market will accelerate the decline