Global Fab Equipment Spending Poised to Log 3 Straight Years of Record Highs as COVID-19 Stokes Demand for Electronics
March 22, 2021
Fueled by surging pandemic-inspired demand for electronics devices, the global semiconductor industry is on track to register a rare three consecutive years of record highs in fab equipment spending with a 16% increase in 2020 followed by forecast...
Global Chip Equipment Billings Continue to Soar Amid Pandemic
November 23, 2020
The global economy has started down a gradual path to recovery from COVID-19 in recent months as the world continues to combat the virus. Yet one sector – semiconductors – has shown impressive growth powered by a transformation hastened by the...
Going the Right Way . . . if We Can Control Pandemic
November 17, 2020
Global business conditions continued to improve through October although the rate of improvement slowed a bit as pandemic concerns increased (Chart 1).