In a very rare event, 32 of the 33 major IC market categories defined by WSTS are forecast to enjoy an increase in sales this year, with 29 of the product categories expected to see significant double-digit gains, according to IC Insights. Strong demand across the entire IC market this year is projected to lift…
Sensors and actuators made with MEMS technology are forecast to grow by high double-digit percentages in the next several years after starting a recovery in 2H20, according to IC Insights. Sales of semiconductor sensors and actuators made with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology are expected to grow about 16 percent in 2021 to a record-high $15.9…
IC Insights’ full-year 2021 IC market forecast is being raised from a 19 percent increase to 24 percent. Even if excluding memory, the total IC market is expected to be up by 21 percent this year. Continued per-bit pricing strength in the DRAM and NAND flash markets as well as a better than expected outlook…
Analog ICs remain a critical component in nearly all of today’s digital-centric systems. Consumer, computing, communications, automotive, and industrial/medical systems rely on analog devices to manage power consumption and to help extend battery life in portable devices. IC Insights’ April Update to the 2021 McClean Report ranked the leading analog IC suppliers for 2020. Collectively,…
IC Insights’ sales ranking of the world’s top-15 worldwide semiconductor (IC and O S D—optoelectronic, sensor, and discrete) companies shows chip makers grew 21 percent in the first quarter of 2021. The group includes eight suppliers headquartered in the U.S., two each in South Korea, Taiwan and Europe, and one in Japan. The ranking includes…
Memory IC sales, fueled by economic recovery and the transition to a digital economy, are forecast to reach $180.4 billion in 2022, exceeding the previous record high set in 2018. IC Insights recently updated its forecast for 33 major IC product categories, including DRAM and NAND flash, in its April Update to the 2021 edition…
The sales growth rates of fabless IC companies versus IDM (integrated device manufacturers) IC suppliers have historically been very different. Typically, according to IC Insights, the sales growth rate registered by the fabless IC suppliers is better than that displayed by the IDMs. In fact, the first year on record that IDM IC sales growth…
Total semiconductor unit shipments, which include integrated circuits as well as optoelectronics, sensor/actuator, and discrete (O-S-D) devices, are forecast to rise 13 percent in 2021, to 1,135.3 billion (1.1353 trillion) units to set a new all-time annual record, based on data presented in the 2021 edition of IC Insights’ McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and Forecast…
A broad-based economic rebound in 2021, fueled by pent-up demand and a steady recovery in global commerce after the 2020 outbreak of the Covid-19 virus pandemic, is forecast to lift total sales in optoelectronics, sensors and actuators, and discrete semiconductors (O-S-D) by 13 percent to $99.4 billion this year, according to IC Insights. IC Insights…
Competition for wafer fab capacity is one reason the automotive industry is scrambling for an adequate supply of semiconductors in 2021. IC Insights this week reported the top 5 wafer capacity leaders in the market account for 54 percent of all global capacity. Each of the top-five wafer capacity leaders had capacity of at least…