Category Archives: ASIC Industry Market Trends

CMOS Image Sensors Stall in ‘Perfect Storm’ of 2022

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For most of the last two decades strong growth in CMOS image sensors pushed this product category to the top of the optoelectronics market, in terms of sales volume, generating over 40% of total opto-semiconductor annual revenues.  In 2022, however, the CMOS image sensor market category is on track to

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Worldwide Semiconductor Capital Spending 2008-2026F

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IC Insights has adjusted its 2022 worldwide semiconductor capital-spending forecast that now shows a 21% increase this year, to $185.5 billion (Figure 1).  The revised outlook, which was included in IC Insights’ recently released August 3Q Update to The McClean Report, represents a decrease from $190.4 billion and 24% growth that was forecast

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Intel Introduces First-of-its-Kind Semiconductor Co-Investment Program

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 – Intel Corporation today announced a first-of-its-kind Semiconductor Co-Investment Program (SCIP) that introduces a new funding model to the capital-intensive semiconductor industry. As part of its program, Intel has signed a definitive agreement with the infrastructure affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management, one of the

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Nordic Semiconductor to acquire U.S. memory specialist Mobile Semiconductor

Oslo, Norway – July 8, 2022 – Nordic Semiconductor today announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Mobile Semiconductor, a privately-held U.S. company specializing in highly optimized embedded memory technology for microcontrollers (MCUs) and Systems-on-Chip (SoCs).
 
Mobile Semiconductor has a market-proven track record of delivering ultra-low

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Samsung Ventures invests in Israeli AI systems and semiconductor company NeuReality

June 20, 2022 — NeuReality, an Israeli AI systems and semiconductor company, announced that Samsung Ventures has made an investment in the company. NeuReality makes inference technologies, such as computer vision, natural language processing, and recommendation engines easier to implement for a broader set of less technical companies.
 
More than just

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DA-Integrated Partners with Semiconductor Platform AnySilicon

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AnySilicon, the leading marketplace for semiconductor service providers, announced today that DA-Integrated, a leading global provider of Integrated Circuit Development, Product Introduction and Supply Management Services, has joined AnySilicon in support of its sales and marketing efforts. As part of the AnySilicon platform, DA-Integrated gains access to a full range

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