Published April 6, 2015 8:30am EDT | Updated May 21, 2015 1:30pm EDT

Global Semiconductor Sales Rise 6.7% In February: SIA

Global semiconductor sales rose 6.7% to $27.8 billion in February from the year earlier, The Semiconductor Industry Association said Monday. On a regional basis, sales in the Americas rose 17.1% and sales in Asia Pacific rose 7.5%, but European sales were down 2.0% and Japan sales fell 8.8%, the SIA said in a statement.