Electronics Production Trending Up

Electronics Production Trending Up
by Bill Jewell on 10-24-2023 at 1:08 pm

Unit Change Electronics 2H 2023

Production of electronic devices is finally on the uptrend following a post-pandemic slump in late 2021. According to IDC, smartphone shipments versus a year ago turned negative in 3Q 2021 at -6%. The decline hit a low of -18% in 4Q 2022. Since then, smartphones have been recovering. IDC data is not yet available, but Canalys estimated… Read More


Electronics Production in Decline

Electronics Production in Decline
by Bill Jewell on 04-19-2023 at 6:00 am

Unit Change Electronics 2023

Shipments of PCs and smartphones were weak in 2022 and continue to decline in 2023. For the first quarter of 2023, IDC estimated PC shipments dropped 29% from a year earlier. This follows a 28% year-to-year decline in 4Q 2022. For the year 2022, PC shipments declined 16% from 2021, the largest year-to-year decline in the history of… Read More


Continued Electronics Decline

Continued Electronics Decline
by Bill Jewell on 10-19-2022 at 2:00 pm

Continued electronics decline 2022

Third quarter 2022 data on PC and smartphone shipments shows a continuing year-to-year decline. IDC estimates PC units in 3Q 2022 were down 15% from a year earlier, matching the 2Q 2022 decline. IDC’s September forecast for PC units was a 12.8% decline for the year 2022, which is in line with the latest quarterly data. Canalys estimates… 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


Electronics is Slowing

Electronics is Slowing
by Bill Jewell on 07-27-2022 at 2:00 pm

Electronics is Slowing 2

Key semiconductor market drivers PCs and smartphones are both showing declines in shipments in the first half of 2022. According to IDC, PC shipments in 2Q 2022 were down 15% from a year earlier. 2Q 2022 PC shipments of 71.3 million units were at the lowest level in almost three years since 70.9 million units were shipped in 3Q 2019.… Read More


Semiconductors Weakening in 2022

Semiconductors Weakening in 2022
by Bill Jewell on 06-18-2022 at 6:00 am

June 2022 companies

The semiconductor market in 2022 is weakening. Driving factors include rising inflation, the Russian war on Ukraine, COVID-19 related shutdowns in China, and lingering supply chain issues. Four of the top 14 semiconductor companies (Intel, Qualcomm, Nvidia and Texas Instruments) are expecting lower revenues in 2Q 2022 versus… Read More


IDC & Ansys Webinar: How to accelerate product innovations and successfully scale with AI

IDC & Ansys Webinar: How to accelerate product innovations and successfully scale with AI
by Admin on 12-09-2021 at 1:50 pm

Overview

IDC and Ansys are hosting a webinar where we will discuss with Infineon and Monolith how to accelerate product innovations through AI and what changes will need to be made to your business.

IDC and Ansys webinar in collaboration with Infineon and Monolith

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming the defining… Read More


The Future of Operations Worldwide Survey Findings: AI, Cloud, and the Role of Data

The Future of Operations Worldwide Survey Findings: AI, Cloud, and the Role of Data
by Admin on 09-19-2021 at 10:39 pm

Leif Eriksen, Research Vice President, Future of Operations

IDC’s first Future of Operations global survey found that continuous improvement and digital transformation is alive and well in operations.* Yet, surprisingly, artificial intelligence (AI) has played a minor role so far. In contrast, operational data itself … Read More


Defining Work Location, Automation and Culture for a Hybrid Reality

Defining Work Location, Automation and Culture for a Hybrid Reality
by Admin on 09-19-2021 at 10:38 pm

Holly Muscolino, Research Vice President, Content Strategies and the Future of Work

September 23, 2021
12:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time

Hybrid work has evolved from being a reactive stop gap measure to a fully embedded model for managing the future of work. The question many enterprises ask is how to sustain hybrid work models over … Read More


Double-digit semiconductor decline in 2019

Double-digit semiconductor decline in 2019
by Bill Jewell on 06-27-2019 at 4:00 pm

The global semiconductor market is headed for a double-digit decline for the year 2019 after a decline of 15.6% in first quarter 2019 from fourth quarter 2018. According to WSTS (World Semiconductor Trade Statistics) data, this was the largest quarter-to-quarter decline since a 16.3% decline in first quarter 2009, ten years … Read More