Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Telehealth—A Technology-Based Weapon in the War Against the Coronavirus, 2020, finds that the demand for telehealth technology is expected to rise dramatically as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the practice of medicine and the delivery of healthcare worldwide.
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Memory Market Not Forecast to Exceed 2018 High of $163.3B until 2022
The most current 2017-2024 forecast for 35 major IC product segments (e.g., DRAM, 16-bit MCUs, power management analog devices, etc.) by market, unit shipments, and ASP was presented in the April Update to the 2020 edition of The McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and Forecast of the Integrated Circuit Industry (MR20).
HiSilicon First China-Based Semi Supplier to be Ranked in Top-10
Top-10 semiconductor suppliers log strong 16% jump in 1Q20/1Q19 sales.
Virus Crisis Hits Optoelectronics, Sensors/Actuators, and Discretes
After 10 years of record-high sales, combined revenues for optoelectronics, sensors/actuators, and discrete semiconductors are expected to drop 6% in virus-plagued 2020, says the new O-S-D Report.
Power and Compound Fab Spending to Rebound in Second Half of 2020, Set New Record in 2021
The 2020 rally will help blunt a drop in annual spending, now projected at 8 percent, as fabs ride the COVID-19 recovery wave.
Omdia Slashes 2020 Semiconductor Growth Forecast Amid Coronavirus Fallout
The coronavirus crisis will undercut growth in the global semiconductor business in 2020, with the looming threat of global recession prompting Omdia to slash its market forecast—despite soaring demand for chips from the medical sector.
Chiplets Promise to Help Reinstate Moore’s Law and Generate Nearly $6 Billion in Semiconductor Revenue by 2024
Moore’s Law may not be dead, but at 55 years old, it’s certainly feeling its age, with the pace of semiconductor manufacturing advancement decelerating in recent years.
CMC Workshop Flags Looming Shortages of IPA and Sulfuric
These extraordinary times of greater risks call for more information, so the Critical Materials Council (CMC) of semiconductor fabricators & suppliers is now meeting briefly several times a month to exchange pre-competitive information to mitigate potential supply- chain disruptions.
IC Unit Shipments Forecast to Display First-Ever Back-to-Back Decline
A rare decline in IC unit shipments in 2019 expected to be followed by another drop in 2020.
Intel Commits $50M with Pandemic Response Initiative to Combat Coronavirus
Today, Intel is pledging an additional $50 million in a pandemic response technology initiative to combat the coronavirus through accelerating access to technology at the point of patient care, speeding scientific research and ensuring access to online learning for students.
