Semiconductor stories

Motorola Solutions is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Malaysia, marking its evolution from a small semiconductor operation in 1972 to a mission-critical technology provider.

Sternum has announced it has joined the software partner community of NXP Semiconductors, a manufacturer of and large marketplace for embedded controllers.

Samsung has maintained its position atop the semiconductor industry, while Intel has just held its top spot as the leader in annual revenues.

As the global semiconductor challenge extends into 2022, businesses continue to feel supply chain disruptions as they wait for chips to be available.

The top 10 original equipment manufacturers increased their chip spending by 25.2% and accounted for 42.1% of the total market, despite the semiconductor shortage and COVID-19 pandemic disruptions.

With COVID-19 continuing to impact the global economy in its second year, the semiconductor market continues to experience uneven shortages and tight supply, according to analysts IDC.

IBM and Samsung have announced a new semiconductor design that focuses on efficiency and power while also meeting the global demand for new semiconductor technology.

Semiconductor revenue rose 7.6% in Q3 2021 from Q2 2021, and climbed above $150 billion in revenue during a single quarter.

"More companies are revealing that these shortages are prompted by disruptions in their Tier 1 or downstream supply chains. And its not likely to get better anytime soon due to systemic risk."

"Despite the traditional low-demand season in the first quarter, both quantity and price increased as demand continued to be solid across all applications."

Expert analysts find that despite ongoing concerns around semiconductor shortages the PC market continues to be one of the many consumer technology markets that is thriving.

The chip shortage started primarily with devices, such as power management, display devices and microcontrollers, fabricated on legacy nodes at 8-inch foundry fabs, which have a limited supply. 

"Overall, the semiconductor industry remains on track to deliver another strong year of growth as the super cycle that began at the end of 2019 strengthens this year."

The top 10 original equipment manufacturers increased their semiconductor spend by 10% in 2020 and accounted for 42% of the market, according to Gartner.

IDC forecasts that worldwide non-memory semiconductor revenue will decline by 7.2% in 2020.

IDC report analyses a range of factors that will affect the semiconductor market this year and presents the most likely scenario.

The semiconductor specialists are aiming to bring new wireless charging and connected IoT solutions to the consumer and industrial markets.

Researched by Alibaba's global research initiative, DAMO Academy.

However, it says that semiconductor revenues will recover in 2020 and log a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.0% from 2018-2023.

In a major business manoeuvre, ON Semiconductor has announced the acquisition of Quantenna Communications.

The company plans to incorporate Luxtera's technology across its intent-based networking portfolio, spanning enterprise, data centre and service provider markets.

High regional growth has seen a slight reshuffle in the world’s top semiconductor chip buyers.

Broadcom has added some new talent to its ranks with its latest appointment.

The market's revenue growth reached double-digit figures in 2018, but Gartner has identified a number of imminent roadblocks.