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Only slight growth in 2012 semiconductor market

Only slight growth in 2012 semiconductor market
by Bill Jewell on 05-09-2012 at 11:24 pm

The world semiconductor market declined 2.2% in 1Q 2012 from 4Q 2011, according to WSTS. The market ended 2011 on a down slide, with 4Q 2011 down 7.7% from 3Q 2011. The year 2011 semiconductor market was up only 0.4%.

Three major events contributed to the weakness in 2011:

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  • March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan disrupted
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    It is free after you pay for it and there is a one-time annual fee: The Case for FD-SOI

    It is free after you pay for it and there is a one-time annual fee: The Case for FD-SOI
    by Camille Kokozaki on 05-04-2012 at 7:09 am

    In one of Portlandia’s TV program sketches, there is a funny interchange between a carrier salesperson and Fred Armisen (of SNL fame) who was trying to buy a phone. One chuckle line was a statement by the seller that the phone was free after paying for it and that there was a one-time annual fee. With this anecdote as a mental backdrop,… Read More


    GSA 3DIC and Cadence

    GSA 3DIC and Cadence
    by Paul McLellan on 04-29-2012 at 10:00 pm

    At the GSA 3D IC working group meeting, Cadence presented their perspective on 3D ICs. Their view will turn out to be important since the new chair of the 3D IC working group is going to be Ken Potts of Cadence. Once GSA decided the position could not be funded then an independent consultant like Herb Reiter had to bow out and the position… Read More


    Keeping Moore’s Law Alive

    Keeping Moore’s Law Alive
    by Paul McLellan on 04-27-2012 at 12:37 pm

    At the GSA silicon summit yesterday the first keynote was by Subramanian Iyer of IBM on Keeping Moore’s Law Alive. He started off by asking the question “Is Moore’s Law in trouble?” and answered with an equivocal “maybe.”

    Like some of the other speakers during the day, he pointed out that … Read More


    GSA Silicon Summit at the Computer History Museum!

    GSA Silicon Summit at the Computer History Museum!
    by Daniel Nenni on 04-04-2012 at 9:52 pm

    The first GSA Silicon Summit will address the complexity, availability and time-to-market challenges that the industry must overcome to enable low power, cost effective solutions to keep pace with Moore’s Law. With never ending customer demand of better, faster and cheaper, semiconductor manufacturers must continually… Read More


    SICAS is dead (and WSTS isn’t feeling too good)

    SICAS is dead (and WSTS isn’t feeling too good)
    by Bill Jewell on 03-13-2012 at 8:16 pm

    The SICAS (Semiconductor Industry Capacity Statistics) program has been discontinued after the release of the 4Q 2011 data, available through the SIA at http://www.sia-online.org/industry-statistics/semiconductor-capacity-utilization-sicas-reports/

    The latest report stated: “Due to significant changes in the… Read More


    2012 semiconductor market could decline by 1% or more

    2012 semiconductor market could decline by 1% or more
    by Bill Jewell on 02-29-2012 at 6:00 pm

    The world semiconductor market grew a slight 0.4% in 2011, according to WSTS. In early 2011, expectations were for growth in the 6% to 10% range. Various natural and man-made disasters lead to weaker than expected growth. The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan disrupted semiconductor and electronics production. Floods… Read More


    What products shown at CES will drive electronics and semiconductor growth in 2012?

    What products shown at CES will drive electronics and semiconductor growth in 2012?
    by Bill Jewell on 01-17-2012 at 11:20 am

    The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week in Las Vegas, Nevada was the largest in history, with over 3,100 exhibitors and over 153,000 attendees – over 20% international. Hopefully this was a good sign of a solid recovery in the electronics and semiconductor industries. The major Japanese and Korean consumerRead More


    T’is the season for…semiconductor forecasts

    T’is the season for…semiconductor forecasts
    by Paul McLellan on 12-20-2011 at 3:10 pm

    T’is the season to be jolly…and to predict the next year’s semiconductor market.

    KPMG does a regular survey of senior executives in semiconductor companies to get their outlook on the year ahead. The message this year is mixed. 41% of executives expected their business to grow by more than 5% next year, which sounds not too bad until… Read More


    IC capacity utilization declined in 3Q 2011

    IC capacity utilization declined in 3Q 2011
    by Bill Jewell on 12-14-2011 at 11:54 pm

    SICAS (Semiconductor Industry Capacity Statistics) has released its 3Q 2011 data, available through the SIA at: SICAS data . Beginning with 2Q 2011 the SICAS membership list no longer includes the Taiwanese companies Nanya Technology, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) or United Microelectronics Corporation… Read More