Category Archives: ASIC Industry Market Trends

Gartner Says Top 10 Semiconductor Buyers Decreased Chip Spending by 7.6% in 2022

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The top 10 global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) decreased their chip spending by 7.6% and accounted for 37.2% of the total market in 2022, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Global inflation and recession pressures sharply weakened demand for PCs and smartphones in 2022, impacting global OEMs production.
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Presto Engineering Announces Leadership Change

EYREUIL, France, January 16, 2023–Presto Engineering, the recognized microelectronics expert from ASIC design to semiconductor production services, announces a strengthening of its leadership to support its aggressive strategic plan of future growth. Cédric Mayor, VP Global Strategy & Corporate Development, is appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. Previous

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TATA Enters the Semiconductor Market to become an OSAT

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Tata Group, one of India’s largest conglomerates, has announced its intention to venture into the outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) industry. The company’s chairman, N. Chandrasekaran, stated that the move is a strategic one aimed at boosting the country’s technological capabilities and reducing dependency on imports. 
 
The OSAT

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The Ultimate Guide to Chiplets

Introduction to Chiplet Technology
 
Chiplets are small, modular chips that can be combined to form a complete system-on-chip (SoC). They are designed to be used in a chiplet-based architecture, in which multiple chiplets are connected together to create a single, complex integrated circuit. Chiplet-based architectures offer several benefits over

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2023 Semi Capex Forecast Sees Largest Decline Since 2008-09

At the start of this year, semiconductor suppliers were enjoying a strong influx of orders due to robust post-Covid-19 economic activity.  Booming demand pushed most wafer fab utilization rates well above 90%. Many semiconductor foundries operated at 100% utilization. Capital spending budgets for 2022 were set in place to reflect

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After 1Q23 Bottom, Expectations Increase for a 2Q23 IC Market Rebound

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The November Quarterly Update to the 2022 McClean Report will be released later this month.  This Update includes a discussion of the 2022-2026 semiconductor industry forecast by major product type, an updated forecast for semiconductor industry capital spending through 2026, and a look at the expected top-25 2022 semiconductor suppliers.
 
Over its 60-year history,

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