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
Taiwan to Control 48% of Global Foundry Capacity in 2022
Taiwan is crucial to the global semiconductor supply chain, according to TrendForce, accounting for a 26 percent market share of semiconductor revenue in 2021, ranking second in the world. Its IC design and packaging & testing industries also account for a 27 percent and 20 percent global market share, ranking second and first in the…
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…
TSMC to Build Advanced Chip Fab in Arizona
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) said it will build a 5nm fab in Arizona with support from that state and the U.S. federal government. The facility will have a 20,000 wafer-per-month capacity, create over 1,600 jobs directly and thousands more indirect jobs, the company said in a press statement today. The announcement comes following press…
TSMC & GlobalFoundries Reach Patent Settlement
The settlement this week between TSMC and GlobalFoundries appears to be a David vs. Goliath victory with the smaller foundry gaining access to TSMC patents for years. TSMC may have simply “thrown a bone” to GlobalFoundries (GF), which has no ability to use the most valuable of those patents because it dropped out of the…
TSMC Countersues GlobalFoundries in Patent Dispute
At the end of August, GlobalFoundries sued TSMC and 20 of its customers — including three distributors— for infringing 16 of its patents. The almost-inevitable countersuits landed Monday night. TSMC has charged GF with ongoing infringement of 25 of its patents. The remedies TSMC is seeking include injunctions to force GF from continuing to manufacture…
U.S. Companies Dominate 2018 Fabless IC Sales
U.S. companies continue to dominate fabless IC sales, according to IC Insights, holding 68 percent of market share with contract fab services. China has gained market share in the fabless IC market, increasing to 13 percent in 2018 from 5 percent in 2010. In 2018, IC Insights reported, four of the top five fastest growing…
Does IIoT Rewards Outweigh Risks for the Supply Chain?
Editor’s note: The IoT and the industrial IoT (IIoT) provide the capability for all stakeholders in the electronics supply chain to seamlessly connect and share critical data. Visibility from the moment a component begins production through its end-of-life is possible through these leading-edge applications. But there are also real dangers to the networks that link supply…
Integrated Passive Devices Market to Reach $2.6B by 2025
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Integrated Passive Devices (IPD) Market, 2014-2025” report to their offering. The global integrated passive devices (IPD) market is expected to reach USD 2.64 billion by 2025. The growing demand for wireless, electronic, handheld devices is presumed to drive the market growth over the forecast period. IPD, such as RF…
Top 20 Semiconductor Suppliers to Grow 3% in 2016
The top 20 semiconductor companies are expected to increase their sales by three percent in 2016, according to a new IC Insights report. This is two percentage points higher than the market research firm’s worldwide semiconductor market forecast for 2016. The report also finds that five of the top 20 – Nvidia, MediaTek, Apple, Toshiba,…