India, Aug. 14 -- The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization has released Q2 statistical data and confirmed the WSTS Spring forecast for the global semiconductor market through 2026. The results show continued growth in the first two quarters of 2025.

The global semiconductor market reached $346 billion in the first half of 2025, marking an 18.9% increase year-over-year. Growth was driven primarily by strong gains in logic (up 37%) and memory (up 20%), supported by demand for data center infrastructure and the emergence of initial AI edge applications.

Sensors also performed well, rising 16%. Analog and micro categories saw moderate growth of 4% each, respectively. In contrast, discretes (-4%) and optoelectronics (-0....