Semiconductor shipments to exceed one trillion
19 February, 2014Semiconductor unit shipments (integrated circuits and opto-sensor-discrete, or O-S-D, devices) in excess of one trillion units will be the 'new normal' beginning in 2016, predicts IC Insights.
National Instruments releases NI Trend Watch 2014
12 February, 2014National Instruments has released NI Trend Watch 2014 - an inaugural report that summarises the latest technology trends to help engineers meet evolving demands and integrate the ever-increasing power of technology into their work.
300 mm capacity continues to grow, but life remains for 200 mm wafer fabs
07 February, 2014Nearly all new fab upgrade and construction activity has to do with 300 mm wafer processing, but there is still plenty of life remaining in 200 mm fabs, according to IC Insights.
Medical electronics sales to grow to $50.9bn
03 February, 2014Medical electronics sales will grow 8% to about $50.9 billion in 2014 from $47.3 billion in 2013, predicts IC Insights.
Peizoelectric device market to double in five years
30 January, 2014The global market for new piezoelectric devices will grow from US 21 billion to US 38.4 billion by 2017, predicts Innovative Research and Products (iRAP).
Semiconductor packaging materials market to reach $21bn
21 January, 2014The market for semiconductor packaging materials is expected to maintain its $20 billion value through 2017, despite shifts away from the use of precious metals such as gold in wire bonding.
Medical electronics sales forecast to grow
16 December, 2013According to IC Insights, worldwide growth in medical electronics is expected to regain strength in the next three years after slowing since 2010 due to the weak global economy and efforts to curb healthcare costs in the US and Europe.
What's that noise?
16 December, 2013 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writerWhere has all the silence gone? Is it just me or has the world become an increasingly noisy place and electronics are to blame for some of it? We are daily bombarded with noise.
SEMI forecasts semiconductor equipment sales
06 December, 2013SEMI, the global industry association serving the nano- and microelectronics manufacturing supply chains, this week released the SEMI Year-end Forecast at the annual SEMICON Japan exposition. The forecast predicts that worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment will contract 13.3% to $32 billion in 2013.
Mobiles pass PCs as biggest systems market and IC user
05 December, 2013Total worldwide production value of electronic systems is projected to increase 4% in 2013 to $1.41 trillion and climb to about $1.74 trillion in 2017, which represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5% from $1.36 billion in 2012, according to IC Insights' 2014 edition of 'IC Market Drivers - A Study of Emerging and Major End-Use Applications Fueling Demand for Integrated Circuits'.
Functional printing market to reach $13.7bn by 2020
22 November, 2013The demand for a new variety of low-cost electronic products has pushed the global demand for 'functional printing'.
Chip firms and OEMs to enjoy strong year-end revenue growth
22 November, 2013The semiconductor and electronics original equipment manufacturing (OEM) industries are set to enjoy significant revenue growth in 2013, according to a Supply Chain Inventory market brief from IHS Inc.
Wireless networking drives IC market growth
08 November, 2013With the growing movement to conserve and monitor energy consumption, smart appliances with wireless networking capabilities are emerging.
Technology gone mad
04 November, 2013 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writerI can't help feeling that we are being led by the nose when it comes to technology. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not against technology but there does seem to be a spate of nose pulling, especially among consumer devices.
Profiting from the Internet of Things
31 October, 2013 by Raghu Das, CEO, IDTechExThe brilliant and worst thing about the Internet of Things is that it is so broad. Does it include passive RFID, wireless sensors, machine to machine (M2M), big data, cloud computing and storage? Others believe the Internet of Things is not enough and the true term is the Internet of Everything because people are part of the network. This all begins to distract from what is important - providing a useful service.
