SEMI Market Symposium: Moore’s Law in the Age of Smart Markets
Powerful winds of change are re-shaping the semiconductor industry as it flexes and re-positions to power a new wave of growth on the back of emerging applications. Today, the industry is thriving, with growth expected to continue through 2019 even...
Record Equipment Spending Streak Continues in 2018 and 2019
Christian G. Dieseldorff, Industry Research & Statistics Group, SEMI (June 12, 2018)
Global, U.S. Electronics Supply Chains See Healthy Midyear Business Conditions
Broad Global & U.S. Electronic Supply Chain Growth
The first quarter of this year was very strong globally, with growth across the entire electronics supply chain. Although Chart 1 is based on preliminary data, every electronics sector expanded –...
China Now World’s Largest Consumer of Packaging Equipment and Materials
Fueled by heavy government investment, IC packaging and testing in China generated $29 billion in revenue in 2017, making China the world’s largest consumer of packaging equipment and materials, according to SEMI’s recent China Semiconductor...
China/Taiwan Markets February Chill
After a record January, Taiwan-listed electronics companies, many of which manufacture in China, reported significant drops in February sales. A number of events likely contributed:
U.S. Trade Tensions with China Hit Fever Pitch
Following through on his 2016 campaign promise, President Trump is implementing trade policies that buck conventional wisdom in Washington, D.C. and among U.S. businesses. Stiff tariffs and the dismantling of longstanding trade agreements –...
200mm Fab Investment Finds Home in China
By Clark Tseng, Industry Research & Statistics Group, SEMIChina’s ambitious plans to build a world-class semiconductor manufacturing supply chain domestically certainly has the industry’s attention. With over a dozen new 300mm fab announcements...