Chip sales soar in May, Best month since Dec 2000

"The world continues to buy ever larger quantities of semiconductors, with the chip industry selling $17.32bn worth of them in May 2004, 2.1 per cent more than it did in April and 36.9 per cent more than it sold in May 2003.
According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), there's usually a jump in chip sales mid way through Q2. However, May's figures represent the highest monthly sales since December 2000." More...