Despite the gloomy economic outlook components distribution in Europe confounded the pundits and enjoyed a healthy 2015. According to DMASS (Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists), semiconductor distribution sales in Q4/CY15 grew by 11.3% to 1.75bn Euro compared to Q4/CY14 and became the strongest Christmas quarter ever. Sales of 7.3bn Euro, a 14.6% gain over 2014 made for an impressive 2015. The exchange rate effects between US Dollar and Euro diminished compared to previous quarters, but on an annual basis, the influence of the stronger dollar and its side effects (price increases, dollar factoring) on the growth was significant – DMASS estimates that 60% of the increase in 2015 was due to the exchange rate swing, in other words, the organic growth lay between 6 and 7%. (As a perspective, DMASS sales, converted to US Dollars, dropped 4.4% compared to 2014.) Georg Steinberger, chairman of DMASS commented: “As predicted,…
Components distribution seems to be staying robust throughout 2015. According to DMASS (Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists), semiconductor distribution sales in Q3/CY15 grew by 17.9% to…
The European semiconductor distribution market has posted record growth in the second quarter of 2015. According to DMASS (Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists), semiconductor distribution sales…
The European semiconductor distribution industry has rolled into 2015 on the same momentum shown in the positive trend from the last quarters of 2014, albeit with a little…
The European semiconductor distribution industry exceeded expectations in the fourth quarter of 2014. According to DMASS (Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists) semiconductor distribution sales in Q4/CY14…
European semiconductor sales have continued their healthy growth projectory in Q3 2014. According to DMASS (Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists) semiconductor distribution sales in Q3/CY14 grew…
DMASS chairman Georg Steinberger
Those cheerful voices you can hear are semiconductor distributors singing “Happy Days Are Here Again”. A buoyant mood is enveloping the European semiconductor distribution industry as it gets…
Like the US Cavalry the fourth quarter came to the rescue and lifted the semiconductor distribution industry in Europe in 2013 across the base line and provided an…
The European Semiconductor Distribution Market looks to be emerging from a two year trough. According to DMASS (Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists), sales in Q2/CY13 grew…