Global semiconductor spending reached a five-year high in 2017, up 17 percent from last year, according to the latest research from IHS Markit. Industry watchers agree the increase in OEM spending was significantly impacted by the supply shortage and higher prices of memory devices, particularly DRAM and NAND flash, together with strong demand from data…
On the heels of strong earnings in the third quarter of 2017, Samsung is forecast to overtake Intel as the top semiconductor manufacturer in 2017, according to IC Insights. This will be the first time Intel has slipped in the top annual ranking since 1993. Intel is forecast to trail Samsung by $4.6 billion in…
Stamford, Conn. – Global PC shipments fell 7.7 percent to 73.7 million units in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the third quarter of 2014, according to preliminary research results from Gartner, Inc. The biggest reason: higher prices due to the U.S. dollar against local currencies. The report shows that demand for desktop PCs…
Panasonic holds a 39 percent market share in the emerging battery market for electric vehicles (EV), according to Lux Research. However, the market researcher believes LG Chem has the potential to overtake Panasonic in a market forecast to reach $30 billion in 2020. The Lux report, Watch the Throne: How LG Chem and Others Can…
The CMOS image sensor market is on track to grow 15 percent in 2015, reaching $10.1 billion, after a strong increase of 19 percent in 2014, according to IC Insights. This is after only four percent growth in 2013 due to price erosion and inventory corrections in the camera phone market, said the market researcher.…
Although Intel retains its title as the leading semiconductor supplier in sales, Samsung shrunk Intel’s lead to 16 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015, according IC Insight’s August Update. In 2014, Intel’s semiconductor sales were 36 percent greater than Samsung’s revenues. However, IC Insights analysts believe it will be tough for Samsung to…
Tom Hudak’s resignation as president of Chicago-based Newark element14 this week underscores several major management and branding changes at the distributor over the past decade. Since 2003, the North American distribution business of UK-based Premier Farnell plc has had five presidents and two brands, changing from Newark Electronics to NewarkInOne and now Newark element14. While management…
Global shipments of hybrid devices are forecast to reach 21.5 million units in 2015, up 70 percent from 2014, according to new research from Gartner, Inc. These devices are expected to account for 12 percent of total sales of mobile PCs this year, and reaching 26 percent of total in 2019. This pegs hybrid devices…
China’s appetite for electronics continues to grow in spite of some recent softness in its manufacturing sector. As of this year, nearly 4.789 billion DRAM chips and 3.518 billion NAND Flash chips from the 2Gb category have been consumed in China, accounting for 19.2 percent and 20.6 percent, respectively, of the world’s total DRAM and…
Nine of the top 20 semiconductor suppliers are expected to record double-digit growth in 2014, according to a preview of the IC Insights 2014 McClean Report. The Top 25 semiconductor supplier report reveals that sales at TSMC, MediaTek, and SK Hynix are each expected to increase by more than 20 percent in 2014. The Semiconductor Industry…