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Thanks for the Memory

by Bob Raikes

We were flat out this week as we were finalising our market data for Q3 at the same time as we created this week’s issues, so there has been little time to sit back …

Samsung Becomes Top Chip Supplier

by Bob Raikes

IHS said that Intel has been overtaken by Samsung as the largest global semiconductor company. While in Q2, Intel’s revenues were $14.6 billion with Samsung at $14.4 billion, in Q3, Intel got to $15.9 …

Qualcomm Gains Share in Processors

by Bob Raikes

Strategy Analytics reports that the market for Application Processors (APs) fell by 5% from last year to $9.4 billion for the first half of the year, but Qualcomm went up and the company believes …

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Gartner Forecasts Global Semiconductor Revenue in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Gartner has released a new report, predicting that worldwide semiconductor revenue will reach $411 billion in 2017. The figures represent a growth of 19.7%, the highest since the industry’s recovery from the global financial …

Nikkei Sees Apple as the Next Semiconductor Superpower

by Norbert Hildebrand

In the recent article ‘Apple: A semiconductor superpower in the making‘ Nikkei Asian Review discussed the direction Apple is using in terms of semiconductor supply and design. They were reviewing how the recent Apple …

Semiconductor Industry Sees Best Second Quarter Since 2014

by Alan Spencer

According to IHS Markit, despite there being a slight downward trend in the first quarter of 2017, the semiconductor industry achieved near record growth in the second quarter, with a 6.1% growth compared to …

SIA: Global Semiconductor Sales Increased 24% YOY

by Andrew Fenn

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced that global sales of semiconductors reached £33.6 billion in July 2017, representing a 3.1% growth from the previous month and a year-on-year growth of 24%. The Americas …

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Nvidia Becomes Third Largest Fabless Chip Maker

by Bob Raikes

Nvidia went past MediaTek to get into third place in the ranking of fabless IC design companies published by Topology Research (part of TrendForce of Taiwan). Broadcom remained top with Qualcomm just behind. Nvidia …

Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Reach $400 Billion This Year

by Alan Spencer

According to Gartner, worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to total $401.4 billion for this year, which is an increase of 16.8% compared to 2016. If this figure is achieved, this will be the first-time …

Worldwide Industrial Semiconductor Turnover Improves

by Yvette Raikes

There was a rise in global revenue for industrial semiconductors to $43.5 billion in 2016, up 3.8% YoY, according to IHS Markit. Demand came from most sectors, including digital signage and LED lighting. The …

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Worldwide Semiconductor Sales See 21% YoY Rise in April

by Yvette Raikes

Worldwide semiconductor sales were up 21% YoY to $31.3 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, using WSTS figures. The market is predicted to grow by 11.5% this year and by a further 2.7% …

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TSMC Sees Fall in Turnover

by Yvette Raikes

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw a record low in April turnover of NT$56.87 billion ($1.9 billion), down 15% YoY. However, this brought revenue for the first four months to NT$290.79 billion ($9.6 billion), …