According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (Semiconductor Industry Association, SIA) to the latest statistics, global chip market since 2015 years of recession, appears to have continued into the first quarter of 2016, in addition to China all the regional market sales and present recession than the same period the year before.

Semiconductor trade statistics organization (WSTS) chip markets around the world in 2015 in the third quarter and the fourth quarter are present in a recession, some market analysts predict that the market in 2016 or 2016 will continue to decline. SIA's statistics show that in February 2016, the average global chip sales for three months, compared with 2015 in the same month decline by 6.2%, to $26.02 billion, the decline in more than 5.8% of in January. In the regional market, American chip market sales in February three months average of $50.3 billion, declined by 19.3% from a year earlier; Other area chip market also presents a recession, only China, but only 3.5%. China in recent months is the only regional market can continue to maintain growth.

Global chip sales market in January and February of three months average (source: SIA/WSTS)

SIA executive John Neuffer, said in February, all kinds of present main chip products sales, with the exception of microprocessor, an 3.4% increase from last year. SIA and announced by the European semiconductor industry association (ESIA), chip sales Numbers are three months average, while WSTS statistics is the actual monthly sales figures; SIA of the mean is the actual number is usually low, began to appear in the quarterly and present peak at each end of the season.