Lab on Cloud Demonstration

Lab on Cloud Demonstration
by Daniel Payne on 06-25-2024 at 10:00 am

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Systems engineers often want to select the best IC for their projects, yet the time required to search online, buy an Evaluation Kit, waiting to receive it in the mail, then getting it installed and setup for testing can be a barrier and lengthen the project timeline. This is where TenXer Labs comes in, as they have cleverly developed… Read More


Semiconductors Headed Toward Strong 2024

Semiconductors Headed Toward Strong 2024
by Bill Jewell on 11-20-2023 at 6:00 am

Semiconductor Market Change 4Q23

The global semiconductor market is now solidly in a turnaround. WSTS revised its data for 2Q 2023 growth over 1Q 2023 to 6.0% from 4.2% previously. 3Q 2023 was up 6.3% from 2Q 2023. With our Semiconductor Intelligence forecast of 3% growth in 4Q 2023, the year-to-year growth in 4Q 2023 will be a positive 6%. This will set the stage for… Read More


Podcast EP192: The Impact of SigmaSense on AI and Beyond with David French

Podcast EP192: The Impact of SigmaSense on AI and Beyond with David French
by Daniel Nenni on 11-08-2023 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by David French, CEO of SigmaSense. David is best known for his 20-year focus on digital signal processors at Texas Instruments, and Analog Devices. In addition, he spearheaded the transition of Cirrus Logic’s business as its CEO, from a supplier of logic chips into personal computers to become a profitable… Read More


Bleak Year for Semiconductors

Bleak Year for Semiconductors
by Bill Jewell on 02-22-2023 at 6:00 am

Top Semiconductor Revenue 2022

The global semiconductor market in 2022 was $573.5 billion, according to WSTS. 2022 was up 3.2% from 2021, a significant slowdown from 26.2% growth in 2021. We at Semiconductor Intelligence track semiconductor market forecasts and award a virtual prize for the most accurate forecast for the year. The criteria are a forecast publicly… Read More


The Increasing Gap between Semiconductor Companies and their Customers

The Increasing Gap between Semiconductor Companies and their Customers
by Rahul Razdan on 10-19-2022 at 6:00 am

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Semiconductors sit at the heart of the electronics revolution, and the scaling enabled by Moore’s law has had a transformational impact on electronics as well as society.   Traditionally, the relationship between semiconductor companies and their customers has been a function of the volume driven by the customer.  In very … Read More


U.S. Automakers Broadening Search for Talent and R&D As Electronics Take Over Vehicles

U.S. Automakers Broadening Search for Talent and R&D As Electronics Take Over Vehicles
by Tony Hayes on 10-06-2022 at 6:00 am

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The auto industry isn’t for the faint of heart in late 2022. As Deloitte recently explained, chip shortages, supply chain bottlenecks, unpredictable consumer demand and the industry overhaul mandated by the rise of EVs are all creating unprecedented turmoil in this key sector. One particularly pressing challenge is the ongoing… Read More


Semiconductor Decline in 2023

Semiconductor Decline in 2023
by Bill Jewell on 09-22-2022 at 8:00 am

Semiconductor MArket Forecast 2022 1

The semiconductor market dropped 0.8 percent in 2Q 2022 versus 1Q 2022, according to WSTS. The 2Q 2022 decline followed a 0.5% quarter-to-quarter decline in 1Q 2022. The 2Q 2022 revenues of the top 15 semiconductor suppliers match the overall market results, with a 1% decline from 1Q 2022. The results by company were mixed. Memory… Read More


Chapter 6 – Specialization in the Semiconductor Industry

Chapter 6 – Specialization in the Semiconductor Industry
by Wally Rhines on 08-16-2019 at 6:00 am

Recently, the combined market share of the top ten and top twenty semiconductor companies has been increasing, contrary to the trend of the last fifty years.  Given the acceleration in mergers and acquisitions that began in 2015, one might assume that, as the semiconductor industry approaches maturity, companies are consolidating… Read More


Apple iPhone Super Cycle Update!

Apple iPhone Super Cycle Update!
by Daniel Nenni on 09-01-2017 at 7:00 am

In 2014 Apple released the iPhone 6 which included the first SoC built on a TSMC (20nm) process. This phone started what many call a “Super Cycle” of people upgrading. According to Apple, they now have more than 1 billion activated devices so this super cycle could be seriously super, absolutely.… Read More


Analog Market Leaders Eyeing on IoT Applications

Analog Market Leaders Eyeing on IoT Applications
by Pawan Fangaria on 05-15-2015 at 12:00 pm

When we talk about analog IC market, one can easily guess who the leader with lion’s share in the market is. There are also next level leaders with impressive growth rates in this market. The analog market as such is poised to grow with Internet of Things (IoT) because it supplies some of the key components such as data converters, op… Read More