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Global semiconductor sales are rising despite the supply-change challenges poised by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and the disruption of the PC market caused by tablets and smartphones. The market-watchers at iSuppli goosed their April forecast on Tuesday, saying that things are looking brighter than previously thought. …

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  1. Charles Manning

    Industry sales != individual player sales

    Sure the industry might have reasonable sales, but individual manufacturers will feel this differently.

    Phone/tablet chipset makers will get growth, PC chipset makers will get a downturn.

    No doubt this is part of the reason some chipset makers (eg. nVidia) are diversifying so as to have more markets to play in.

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Headmaster

    Supply-chain?

    Presumably.

    Not sure that is even pedantic, but it is the first time I have had even half an excuse to use him.

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