According to WSTS (World Semiconductor Trade Statistics), the worldwide semiconductor market is expected to be down 12.1 percent in 2019, recovering by 5.4 percent in 2020. WSTS forecasts the market to be down in 2019 to US$ 412 billion: this reflects expected decrease in almost all major categories, with an extraordinary decrease from Memory at 30.6 percent followed by Analog with 5 percent and Logic with 4 percent. In 2019, all geographical regions are expected to decrease. For 2020, all regions are forecasted to grow with the overall market up 5.4 percent, with Memory contributing the highest growth followed by Optoelectronics and Logic.
