In 2024, the semiconductor industry is experiencing a remarkable surge, driven by the escalating demand for advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and data center solutions. Global semiconductor sales reached $149.9 billion%20today%20announced%20global%20semiconductor%20industry%20sales%20totaled%20%24149.9%20billion%20during%20the%20second%20quarter%20of%202024%2C%20an%20increase%20of%2018.3%25%20compared%20to%20the%20second%20quarter%20of%202023%20and%206.5%25%20more%20than%20the%20first%20quarter%20of%202024.) in the second quarter of 2024, marking an 18.3% increase comp…