Rapid recovery recharges semiconductor industry

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The global semiconductor market is posting a rapid recovery after bottoming out toward the end of 1998. The uptrend has been attributed to the expansion of the mobile phone market, increasing amount of orders for semiconductors used in PCs and computer peripherals and the recovery in the Southeast Asia's production of audio-video equipment. As a result, Japanese semiconductor makers have been operating at 100% capacity, with some reporting shortages in flash memories of mobile phoes or in LCD drivers and high-frequency device.

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Semiconductor devices take 1 step forward, 1 back

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Japanese manufacturers of semiconductor devices including silicon diodes, transistors and optical conversion devices expect output to increase by 1% to 920 billion yen in 1999. The 1% rise would allow the industry to recover the 1% it lost when output reached only 910 billion yen in 1998. The growing demand for MOSFETs and laser diodes would propel higher growth in 1999. On the other hand, semiconductor manufacturers attribute their loss in 1998 to higher demand for optical products such as CD, DVD and MiniDisc players.

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Japan's semiconductor market on target for 26% rise

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The value of Japan's semiconductor market grew to 5.43 trillion yen, 26% higher from 1999, according to the Dataquest Division of Japan Gartner Group. Dataquest added that the Japanese semiconductor market will continue to expand at a rate of 12.8% CAGR, amounting to a value of 7.88 trillion yen in 2004. Factors responsible for the market's growth include demand for digital cell phones, lower-priced personal computers, video game consoles, DVD players and digital cameras.

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