Global semiconductor market heads for $2 trillion

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Global semiconductor market heads for $2 trillion, according to eeNews Europe. The global semiconductor market has officially topped one trillion dollars, four years earlier than original forecasts and is steaming towards two trillion. The latest figures from the Semiconductor Industry Association and SEMI for August 2026 see sales of $159.7 billion, up 8% on the previous month and 144.3% more than the August 2025 total of […] The post Global semiconductor market heads for $2 trillion appeared first on eeNews Europe .

The latest figures from the Semiconductor Industry Association and SEMI for August 2026 see sales of $159.7 billion, up 8% on the previous month and 144.3% more than the August 2025 total of $65.4 billion. Forecasts put the market for the year between $1.5 tn and $1.9 tn, driven by higher prices from the demand for AI chips and memory.