WASHINGTON — Worldwide semiconductor sales reached $23.62 billion in April , down 1.8% year-over-year. Sales were up 60 basis points from March, theSemiconductor Industry Association added.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The US is once again one of the largest and fastest growing regions of the world for semiconductor manufacturing.

SAN JOSE -- Fab equipment spending will grow 2% year-over-year ($32.5 billion) for 2013 and 23 to 27% in 2014 ($41 billion) according to the May edition of the SEMI World Fab Forecast.

EL SEGUNDO, CA – DRAM revenue rose to $7.1 billion in the first quarter of 2013, up nearly 6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, and up nearly 11% compared to the third quarter of last year, says IHS.