For better or worse, DRAM and flash memory have considerable influence on the fortunes of the overall semiconductor market. While memory bolstered chip sales in 2017 and 2018, it will likely have a negative impact in 2019, according to IC Insights. The market research firm expects the memory market will decline by 24 percent –…
Two weeks into the new year, Gartner Inc. has doubled its 2018 semiconductor revenue forecast to 7.5 percent, propelling the global chip market to $451 billion. This might only be a preview of what’s in store for the components industry as other devices, such as interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, are “pulled” through the supply…
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…
Seismic shifts don’t happen all at once. Year by year there’s a little movement, a little resistance, sudden realignment, then aftershocks. It’s an apt metaphor for the electronics distribution industry, where there’s continual movement amongst customers, suppliers and competitors. Key events during 2016 are beginning to change the landscape for the Top 50 Distributors of…
A double-digit percentage growth rate is forecast for the global semiconductor industry in 2017 thanks to market condition improvements, starting in the second half of 2016. Memory devices including DRAMs and NAND flash are the big drivers behind the raised forecasts, which have experienced significant price hikes and short supply over the past six to…
The combined revenue of the top 25 semiconductor vendors increased by 7.9 percent in 2016 compared with 2015, while the total global market increased by only 1.5 percent, reaching $339.7 billion in 2016, according to Gartner Inc. The top 25 semiconductors, led by Intel, which maintained its number one position for the 25th consecutive year,…
IC Insights has revised its IC market revenue forecast for 2016 from negative two percent to one percent growth. Unit volume shipments were also raised from four percent to six percent. The forecast was increased primarily due to stronger growth in the DRAM market. IC Insights’ analysis of the market shows that results in the…
The global semiconductor market in 2016 is being dragged down by a weak global economy – in part due to the Brexit vote – and a weak DRAM market, according to IC Insights. As a result, the market researcher lowered its semiconductor forecast for 2016 to negative one percent growth. IC Insights joins other forecasters…
Sales of wireless semiconductors grew almost four percent, reaching $56 billion in 2015, while revenue for the total semiconductor market dropped two percent to $347 billion, according to IHS Inc. The wireless market includes logic and analog semiconductors used in a variety of connectivity, mobile phones, media tablets, and mobile infrastructure applications. Due to lower…
El Segundo, Calif. —Led by memory chip sales, global semiconductor revenue increased 5.0 percent in 2013, according to the latest research from IHS Technology. Total semiconductor revenue reached $318.1 billion in 2013, up from $303.1 billion in 2012. Last year’s growth “reversed the disappointing 2.4 percent loss of 2012, when revenue contracted from $310.6 billion in 2011,”…