Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide will have started construction on 19 new high-volume fabs by the end of this year and break ground on another 10 in 2022 to meet accelerating demand for chips across a wide range of markets including communications, computing, healthcare, online services and automotive.
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Worldwide IC Market Forecast to Top $500 Billion in 2021
Industry firing on all cylinders with robust and widespread demand for ICs.
Graphene Solid State Devices: What Does the Future Hold?
The integration of graphene into the semiconductor industry requires a deep understanding of how this material behaves, how to manipulate it in a fabrication environment and how to employ existing processes to maximise the unique properties of graphene.
Be Smart About Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing concepts and solutions can be both an exciting opportunity and a daunting challenge.
How Chip Technology Will Decipher Brain Diseases
As part of Mission Lucidity, the brain-on-chip project tackles Parkinson’s disease. Central in this endeavor is imec’s high-density multi-electrode array (MEA) that can interface at a single-cell level. With stem cell technology that can reprogram cells, the MEA can create and tweak any relevant brain circuit to study disease mechanisms and the effects of drugs on the circuits.
MEMS Semiconductors Strengthen After Holding Up Well in 2020
Sensors and actuators made with MEMS technology are forecast to grow by high double-digit percentages in the next several years after starting a recovery in 2H20, says new report.
Wafer Supply Constrained Through 2024 Likely
Will there be new greenfield projects to help with tightened capacity?
IC Insights Raises Its 2021 Worldwide IC Market Forecast to +24%
Global IC market expected to exceed $500 billion for the first time.
Gartner Says Global Chip Shortage Expected to Persist Until Second Quarter of 2022
The worldwide semiconductor shortage will persist through 2021, and is expected to recover to normal levels by the second quarter of 2022, according to Gartner, Inc.
Automotive IC Marketshare Slips in 2020 After Steady Gains Since 1998
After a 3% drop in 2020, the automotive IC market is forecast to surge more than 25% in 2021.
