Chip Makers Continue R&D Spending Streak
Following record-high investments in 2021, chip companies are set to raise their R&D spending 9 percent this year to reach a level of $80.5 billion
China Holds Only 4% of Global IC Market Share
While the electronics supply chain is heavily reliant on China, the nation’s share of the global IC market is anemic. China holds 4 percent of the global IC market, reports IC Insights, while U.S. companies hold 54 percent. IC Insights’ ranking of IDMs (companies with wafer fabs), fabless companies, and total IC sales found South…
Semiconductor Sales to Grow at 7.1% CAGR Through 2026
IC Insights forecasts total semiconductor sales will rise 11% this year following a very strong 25% increase in 2021 and an 11% increase in 2020. If achieved, it would mark the first time since 1993-1995 that the semiconductor market has enjoyed three consecutive years of double-digit growth. From 2016-2021, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR)…
Samsung Displaces Intel as Top Chip Supplier
With expected semiconductor sales of $83 billion in 2021, Samsung will displace Intel in the top spot of 17 companies
Chip Capex to Grow 34% in 2021 to Reach Record $152 Billion
Purse strings were wide open this year as worldwide semiconductor capex is on track to surge 34% — its strongest percentage gain since a 41% increase in 2017 — to $152 billion, according to IC Insights. The $152 billion in outlays this year would represent a new record-high annual amount of spending, surpassing the previous…
Foundry Sales to Surpass $100 Billion in 2021
Robust demand for advanced processors used in networking and data center computers, new 5G smartphones, and ICs used in other high-growth electronics market applications such as robotics, self-driving vehicles and driver-assist automation, artificial intelligence, machine-learning and image recognition systems is forecast to lift total foundry sales to $107.2 billion in 2021, a 23 percent increase…
IC Insights: Chip Makers Bullish on Q3 Revenue
Semiconductor manufacturers expect varying levels of growth — from 3 percent to 34 percent — for the third quarter (Q3), reported IC Insights, but the overall picture is rosy for the chip market. Supply remains a concern for most segments of the manufacturing industry, but chip demand remains high. In advance of an expected surge…
DRAM Shortage Spotlights Small Memory Suppliers
Sales of DRAM—the most commoditized of electronic components – grew 26 percent in Q2 2021 to $24.1 billion and propelled Samsung to the world’s leading chip supplier for the same period. But DRAM is also known for frequent boom-to-bust cycles and supplies are looking tight into next year. All of which is good for fabless…
Samsung Passes Intel as No. 1 Chip Supplier in Q2 2021
Driven by surging demand and rising prices for DRAM and flash memory, Samsung, the world’s largest memory supplier, saw its total semiconductor sales increase 19 percent in 2Q21 to $20.3 billion, moving it past Intel and into first place to become the world’s largest semiconductor supplier for 2Q21, IC Insights reported. Samsung was previously ranked…
Automotive MCU Sales to Rise 23% Despite Shortages
The huge market for automotive microcontrollers—which accounted for about 40 percent of total MCU sales over the last decade—has been on an uneven ride in the past several years, according to IC Insights. After climbing 12 percent in 2017, worldwide automotive MCU sales slowed to a crawl in 2018, rising just 1 percent. A borderline…