Overview
- Global chip revenue totaled $791.7 billion in 2025, rising 25.6% from a year earlier, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
- The trade group projects roughly 26% growth in 2026, taking industry sales to about $1 trillion on continued AI data‑center spending.
- Advanced computing chips led with $301.9 billion in 2025 sales, up about 39.9%, while memory reached $223.1 billion as AI-driven shortages lifted prices.
- Sales expanded across Asia‑Pacific, the Americas, Europe and China in 2025, with Japan the lone major market to decline.
- SIA CEO John Neuffer reported full order books and said some U.S. export restrictions on China are easing, while cautioning the market remains cyclical.