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Decline in Server Investment to Shrink Semiconductor Market

半導體市場萎縮

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Decline in Server Investment to Shrink Semiconductor Market
伺服器投資減少
According to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), the semiconductor market is predicted to shrink to $557 billion in 2023.
根據世界半導體貿易統計協會(WSTS),預測半導體市場將在2023年縮減至5,570億美元。
statistics(n.)統計數據predict(v.)預測
This 4% decrease is the first contraction in the market since 2019.
半導體市場下滑4%,是自2019年以來市場首次萎縮。
contraction(n.)萎縮、收縮decrease(n.)(v.)減少increase(n.)(v.)增加
In particular, the memory sector, which makes up more than one fifth of the market, is expected to see a 17% decline.
特別是佔市場五分之一以上的記憶體產業,預計將出現17%的萎縮。
sector(n.)部門、產業a private sector私營部門the memory sector記憶體產業one fifth五分之一two thirds三分之二two fourths or two quarters四分之二half or one half二分之一
One of the main reasons for this is that American tech giants, including Microsoft and Amazon.com, have been scaling back their data center investments in response to declining revenue.
其中一個主要的原因是美國科技巨頭,包括微軟和亞馬遜公司,一直在縮減他們的數據中心投資,以應對營收的下滑。
scale back削弱、減少=scale downin response to 針對~回應respond(v.)回應
This is expected to result in global server shipments decreasing from their current level of 5.1% in 2022 to 2.8% in 2023, according to TrendForce market researchers.
TrendForce市場研究人員指出,這預計將導致全球伺服器出貨量從目前2022年5.1%的水平下降到2023年的2.8%。
result in導致as a result of sth.作為某事的原因
This comes at a time when global consumer demand for smartphones and computers is also experiencing a decline.
這發生在全球消費者對智慧型手機和電腦的需求也在下降的時候。
demand for sth.對~的需求supply of sth.對~的供給
However, as demand for automotive and industrial semiconductors continues to remain high, WSTS has predicted that the US, Europe and Japan will experience growth in 2023.
然而,由於對汽車和工業半導體的需求仍繼續保持高位,WSTS預測美國、歐洲和日本將在2023年出現增長。
automatic(adj.)自動的automotive(n.)汽車autonomy(n.)自主權autobiography(n.)自傳automation(n.)自動化
Besides Japan, though, the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, including China, is expected to see a 7.5% decline.
不過,除了日本,亞太地區其餘國家,包括中國在内,預計將出現7.5%的萎縮。
Moreover, China’s zero-COVID policy as well as chip technology trade restrictions placed on China by the US could actually cause the global semiconductor market to suffer more than the predicted 4% loss in 2023.
此外,中國的清零政策以及美國對中國實行的晶片技術貿易限制,實際上可能導致全球半導體市場在2023年遭受比預測的4%更大的損失。
restrictions(n.)規定、限制restrict(v.)限制、約束actually(adv.)實際上、其實actual(adj.)實際的

📚 重點單字片語

decline(v.)
下降;(n.)衰退
shrink(v.)(n.)
收縮、縮減
semifinal(n.)
半決賽(四強賽)
semicircle(n.)
半圓
semiconductor(n.)
半導體
statistics(n.)
統計數據
predict(v.)
預測
contraction(n.)
萎縮、收縮
decrease(n.)(v.)
減少
increase(n.)(v.)
增加
sector(n.)
部門、產業
a private sector
私營部門
the memory sector
記憶體產業
one fifth
五分之一
two thirds
三分之二
two fourths or two quarters
四分之二
half or one half
二分之一
scale back
削弱、減少=scale down
in response to
針對~回應
respond(v.)
回應
result in
導致
as a result of sth.
作為某事的原因
demand for sth.
對~的需求
supply of sth.
對~的供給
automatic(adj.)
自動的
automotive(n.)
汽車
autonomy(n.)
自主權
autobiography(n.)
自傳
automation(n.)
自動化
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