The coronavirus crisis will undercut growth in the global semiconductor business in 2020, with the looming threat of global recession prompting Omdia to slash its market forecast—despite soaring demand for chips from the medical sector. The worldwide semiconductor...
Worldwide capex spending on semiconductor manufacturing is estimated to decline by only 3% Y-on-Y, says semiconductor market research company IC Insights. IC Insights believes that most major semiconductor companies will try to remain with current capital...
Global semiconductor sales dropped 2.4% in February compared to the previous month, with China's falling fastest at 7.5%, according to data released yesterday by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). In numbers, this represents a global decrease of US $0.9...
Market intelligence providers, TrendForce, are reporting the impact of Covid-19 on key components markets. TrendForce says, "Despite the apparent slowdown of the pandemic in China, the virus is now rapidly multiplying across major economies, which poses dire,...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. has revealed a list of production facilities that "continue to experience some level of significant product disruption" as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic...
The semiconductor industry's biggest players are petitioning the U.S. government to designate the semiconductor industry as an essential business and keep chip supplies moving. The industry body, SEMI, has joined the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) along...
Reuters are reporting that a group of US semi manufacturers are working to achieve "essential business" status in order to continue operations. The article referred to here claims the SIA (Semiconductor Industry Association), which represents major U.S. chip makers...
The majority of Shanghai's integrated circuit (IC) firms have gone back to work, according to comments made by the the city's industry regulator reported in this article. They also announced plans for a US$2.2 billion investment in a new wafer plant in the Lingang...
As the electronics industry grapples with production and supply chain issues, new figures published by SEMI from the Global Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) – a key indicator of manufacturing activity – points towards an imminent industry decline. Mainland China...