U.S. companies predict the global semiconductor industry will once again fall into recession

American high-tech market research firm Ince Tate (In-Stat) a research report published on the 4, after the global semiconductor sales growth reached a record high of 27% in 2004, 2005 will once again fall into recession.

According to the company's Ince forecast, this year's global semiconductor sales will drop from $211 billion 400 million last year to $199 billion 300 million, down 5.7%. But the company believes that the decline will not be so severe in the 2000 recession, the time will not be so long, because the decline occurred in the global economic growth is relatively strong.

However, Ince Tate company also pointed out that if the global economic slowdown, the semiconductor industry decline will be greater, the time will be longer than expected now.

According to the company forecast that the next growth period in the semiconductor industry will be in 2006, but in 2009 may be another recession.