The global semiconductor market is forecast to reach $411.1 billion in 2017, an increase of 19.7 percent from 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. This is up from the market research firm’s previous revenue forecast of $401.4 billion. Analysts attribute growth to the memory device segment, which has been marked by price hikes and tight supply…
Industry analysts agree the semiconductor industry achieved one of its best second quarters in revenue growth, driven by the booming memory device market. The DRAM market, in particular, is expected to reach record growth levels in 2017. The semiconductor industry posted 6.1 percent growth compared to the previous quarter, reaching near record growth in the…
There are early signs that a price war is looming in the DRAM market, and it should be no surprise considering the cyclical nature of the memory device industry. DRAM prices have been steadily rising for about a year, but that upward trend may be coming to an end with planned capex and production capacity…
Strong demand and rising prices for DRAM and NAND flash memory is driving capital expenditure budgets in 2017. Semiconductor capital spending is forecast to grow between 10 to 20 percent this year. Although memory device manufacturers are investing in both production capacity as well as technology migrations, tight supply of DRAM and NAND flash is…
DRAM buyers continued to face tight supply and rising prices in the second quarter of 2017 with no relief in sight in the second half of the year. Pricing for DRAMs is expected to remain on an upward trend, while production capacity expansion will be limited in the second half of 2017. Suppliers are expected…
Electronic component suppliers have been complaining for years about eroding prices. With many types components currently in short supply, prices have finally begun to tick up. But are any of these price hikes sustainable? Typically, the answer is “no.” A continual stream of better-smaller-faster components exerts downward price pressure on older-generation products. However, one research…
A memory shortage, which has driven up supplier pricing and margins over the past year for DRAM and NAND flash devices, is now spurring semiconductor revenue growth above the $400 billion mark in 2017. The global semiconductor industry is forecast to reach $401.4 billion in 2017, up 16.8 percent from 2016, according to Gartner, Inc.…
The semiconductor forecast for the internet of things (IoT) has been scaled back due to lower revenue projections for connected cities, according to the latest update from IC Insights. However, the total market growth for semiconductors in IoT applications is still projected to grow in the double digits over the forecast period of 2015 to…
After a long spell of severe price and margin erosion, component makers are successfully increasing prices across a wide range of devices. The sensor/actuator market ended four straight years of declining prices in 2016, reported IC Insights this week, with a 0.9 percent price decline vs. a 9.3 percent drop during 2012-2015. Analog and MCU…
Acquisitions by NXP, Microchip and Cypress had a big impact on the ranking of microcontroller suppliers in 2016. One of the biggest shifts was NXP overtaking Renesas to become the top microcontroller (MCU) supplier thanks to its acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor, according to IC Insights’ April Update to The McClean Report. Several major acquisitions – attributed to strong…