According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) , in 2013 global semiconductor industry sales have a growth of 4.8% , reaching 3,056 billion dollars, not only hit a record high , but also the semiconductor industry for the first time exceeded $ 3 billion mark .SIA also pointed out that in December 2013 due to strong demand , monthly sales figures that reached $ 26.6 billion ." I think this is very important for the semiconductor industry, time , and more importantly , we see that this momentum will continue into 2014 and even further to grow to 2015 , " SIA President and CEO BrianToohey noted , "From the Internet automotive, networking and home networking (IoT) market to see this growth trend - semiconductor generally appear in each product type , and are becoming ubiquitous . "In 2013 overall sales volume of the semiconductor industry over the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization 's previous forecast , in line with most regional markets and product performance . U.S. semiconductor market in the 2013 annual growth rate of 13 % , three times the growth of other markets . Compared to the same period last year , the Asia-Pacific region grew by 7% , while the European market increased by 5.2 %, but the Japanese market is down more than 15 %. Due to fluctuations in the industry since 2008 is larger, and therefore can not be determined yet semiconductor annual growth rate in 2013 is significant . Although the industry is still cyclical , but as the market continues to mature , both peak and off-season cycle is small but steady growth. However , WSTS is expected in 2014 and 2015 will see a continuous market growth . 2014 is expected to grow 4.1 percent to reach 3,170 billion yuan; while in 2015 , this market is expected to grow sharply from 7.5% in 2013 , reaching market size of 3,280 billion dollars .