Worldwide sales of semiconductors were US$25.53 billion in July 2013, going up 5.1% on year and 2.6% sequentially to reach the highest monthly level for 2013, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

　　Semiconductor sales in the Americas increased 21.5% from a year ago in July 2013, marking the region's largest on-year increase in more than two years, said SIA.

　　"The consistent, upward trajectory of global semiconductor sales continued in July, with the Americas showing particular strength and surging ahead of last year's pace," said Brian Toohey, president and CEO of SIA. "Sales increased in all regions and across every product category, and macroeconomic indicators bode well for continued growth during the remainder of 2013."

　　Regionally, July sales increased on a sequential basis in Japan (7.9%), the Americas (5.4%), Asia Pacific (1.2%), and Europe (0.3%). Compared to the same month in 2012, sales in July increased sharply in the Americas (21.5%), solidly in Asia Pacific (7.2%), and modestly in Europe (1.1%), but fell 18.6% in Japan largely because of the devaluation of the Japanese yen.