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UK, Iberia, Austria and Eastern Europe showed over-proportional increase
The European semiconductor distribution market (DMASS) reports strong Q4 2014. Q4/CY14 grew 10.3 percent over Q4/CY13. Discretes, Opto & Analog drive upswing.
The European semiconductor distribution industry displayed unusual strength in low-season Q4/CY14 and ended 2014 at a healthy growth rate. According to DMASS (Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists) semiconductor distribution sales in Q4/CY14 grew by 10.3 percent to EUR 1.57 billion. The full year closed with sales of EUR 6.34 billion, 7.7 percent up on 2013 and close to record 2011.
Georg Steinberger, chairman of DMASS, commented: “It is always good to see predictions being beaten by the reality. DMASS members did well in an increasingly steady business year and leveraged their regional strength. The 2014 results show healthy growth across the board, with very few problem zones.”
From a regional perspective, the highlights were set by Eastern Europe, Austria, Iberia, the UK and Israel, all of which grew more than the DMASS average. Slightly down: Belgium, Norway, Sweden and Russia, the latter one showing effects of the sanctions applied by the EU.
The major regions in Q4 in detail:
- Germany grew 8.5 percent to EUR 474 Million
- Eastern Europe by 23.7 percent to EUR 192 Million
- Nordic by 6.8 percent to EUR 161 Million
- Italy by 6.7 percent to EUR 139 Million
- UK & Ireland by 12.3 percent to EUR 135 Million
- France by 6.5 percent to EUR 122 Million
- Memories (0.4 percent to EUR 484 Million)
- Programmable Logic (-3.1 percent to EUR 484 Million)
- Other Logic (-5.9 percent to EUR 303 Million).
- Discretes grew by 17.2 percent to EUR 363 Million
- Power by 10.5 percent to EUR 639 Million
- Sensors by 9.7 percent to EUR 137 Million
- Optoelectronics by 13.4 percent to EUR 644 Million
- Analog by 9.9 percent to EUR 1.8 Billion
- MOS Micro by 8.5 percent to EUR 1.3 Billion