Category Archives: ASIC Industry Market Trends

Semiconductor Growth Still Seen at 11% Despite 2022 Headwinds

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Despite rampant inflation, soaring energy costs, ongoing glitches in supply chains, recent Covid-19 virus lockdowns in China, and Russia’s war with Ukraine, IC Insights continues to anticipate an 11% increase in total semiconductor sales this year—the same growth rate that was forecast in January.  However, what’s different in IC Insights’

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DA-Integrated Announces New Location

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OTTAWA, Canada, May, 2022 – DA-Integrated is adding additional test capacity and constructing a new facility in order to accommodate continued growth. The property at 27 Iber Road is in the heart of Canada’s microelectronics sector. The new location includes a 3,200 sq ft class 10,000 clean room with class 100

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Top 10 Semiconductor Sales Leaders 1993-2021

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IC Insights’ 2Q Update to The McClean Report 2022 will be released in May. It presents an analysis of the marketshare of the major semiconductor suppliers excluding the pure-play foundries (Figure 1).  While there is a small amount of double-counting effect due to the IDM foundry revenue included in the figures, it is

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Semi Industry Capex Forecast to Jump 24% and Reach Over $190 Billion This Year

Figure 1 shows that after surging 36% in 2021, semiconductor industry capital spending is forecast to jump 24% in 2022 to a new all-time high of $190.4 billion, up 86% from just three years earlier in 2019. Moreover, if capital spending increases by ≥10% in 2022, it would mark the

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Semiconductor Sales To Rise at 7.1% CAGR Through 2026

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The report forecasts total semiconductor sales will rise 11% this year following a very strong 25% increase in 2021 and an 11% increase in 2020.  If achieved, it would mark the first time since 1993-1995 that the semiconductor market has enjoyed three consecutive years of double-digit growth.  From 2016-2021, the

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The Real Reason Behind the Automotive Industry IC Shortage — A Step-Function Surge in Demand!

IC Insights has updated and released its comprehensive forecast and analysis of the worldwide semiconductor industry in its January Semiconductor Industry Flash Report, which is included as part of the 2022, 25th edition of The McClean Report service.  Next month, the company will release the first of its four quarterly updates to the

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