U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced that in March 2013, the global semiconductor market sales reached $ 23.48 billion, compared with $ 23.23 billion in February increased by 1.1% compared to March 2012 of 23.28 billion U.S. dollars an increase of 0.9% . The president and CEO of U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association , Brian Toohey said: "Compared to last year, the entire first quarter of 2013, the global semiconductor industry experienced a moderate and continuous growth. Vast majority of end product sales are on the rise, the largest increase in storage. recent market signals show semiconductor companies may begin to replenish inventories and we hope that this growth momentum will continue in the coming months. Regionally, the Americas, after a strong start this year , March sales declined slightly, but sales in Asia-Pacific and European regions has increased significantly. " In March 2013, the Asia-Pacific region, sales rose 6.9% year on year increase of 0.7% in Europe, the Americas declined slightly by 1.5%, while Japan dropped 18% (partly due to depreciation of the yen). Compared with February 2013, sales in Europe grew by 5.7%, to achieve self-March 2010, the biggest monthly increase since; Asia Pacific sales have increased by 1.7% compared to February; But Japan fell 1.6 percent, the Americas up down 1.9%.