IC Insights is in the process of revising its forecast and analysis of the IC industry and will present its new findings in The McClean Report 2020, which will be released in January 2020. Among the revisions is a complete update of forecast growth rates of the 33 main product categories classified by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization (WSTS) through the year 2024. The top five categories for IC product growth are covered in this bulletin.
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Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 2.9 Percent Month-to-Month in October; Annual Sales Projected to Decrease 12.8 Percent in 2019
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $36.6 billion for the month of October 2019, an increase of 2.9 percent from the previous month’s total of $35.6 billion, but down 13.1 percent compared to the October 2018 total of $42.1 billion.
Cobalt and Nickel Targets Super Strategic for IC Fabs
TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials information— announced that the global market for Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Sputter Targets is declining by 1.5% in response to semiconductor fabrication market challenges in 2019. However, 5% growth is forecasted for 2020, with the non-precious-metal segment expected to reach US$690 million. Including precious metals the 2020 Sputter Target market is expected to reach US$1,084 million, as detailed in the latest Critical Materials ReportTM (CMR) quarterly update on Sputter Targets.
Intel to Reclaim Number One Semiconductor Supplier Ranking in 2019
IC Insights’ November Update to the 2019 McClean Report, released later this month, includes a discussion of the forecasted top-25 semiconductor suppliers in 2019 (the top-15 2019 semiconductor suppliers are covered in this research bulletin). The Update also includes a detailed five-year forecast of the IC market by product type (including dollar volume, unit shipments, and average selling price) and a forecast of the major semiconductor industry capital spenders for 2019 and 2020.
Six O-S-D Product Categories Will Hit Record Sales in 2019
With the global economy slowing and the fallout from the U.S.-China trade war causing systems makers to draw down factory inventories, combined sales of optoelectronics, sensors/actuators, and discrete semiconductors (O-S-D) are on pace to grow just 1% in 2019 to $83.5 billion after rising 9% in 2018 and 11% in 2017, according to IC Insights’ new update of the O-S-D marketplace.
Differential Hall Effect Metrology Enables High Resolution Electrical Property Depth Profiling
Electrical property depth profile data from semiconductor films can be obtained using the Differential Hall Effect Metrology approach. The technique can yield sub-nm depth resolution for Si and Ge. For III-V compounds depth resolution is ~1 nm.
The Holistic Approach to Materials and Processing for New and Scaled Devices
Taking a holistic approach to materials integration considering the subtle effects of seemingly simple materials challenges is required to ensure performance, yield, reliability, and overall cost of ownership.
Top 5 Share of Semiconductor Industry Capex to Set New Record in 2019
IC Insights’ November Update to The McClean Report 2019 will include a capital spending forecast for the major semiconductor companies for 2019 and 2020.
Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 3.4 Percent Month-to-Month in September
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $106.7 billion during the third quarter of 2019, an increase of 8.2 percent over the previous quarter and 14.6 percent less than the third quarter of 2018.
China GDP and PMI Contraction A Risk Factor For Global Economy
IC Insights recently released its October Update to The McClean Report 2019. Part of the update reviewed U.S. and China GDP and PMI trends in light of the current trade friction between the two nations.
