Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to decline 2 percent in 2016, to $62.8 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. This is up from the estimated 4.7 percent decline in Gartner's previous quarterly forecast. "While the first quarter 2016 forecast has improved from a projected decline of 4...

According to IC Insights’ report that without Apple, TSMC’s 2015 foundry sales would have dropped by 2% as compared to a 6% increase. IC Insights report that TSMC, by far, was the leader with $26.4 billion in sales last year...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The 2016 International Symposium on VLSI will be held in Hsinchu, Taiwan starting on April 25. This year's participants will examine and discuss the state of development and trends associated with IoT (Internet of Things), 5G, More than Moore's Law, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

IC Insights reported that in 2008, 300mm wafers took over as the industry’s primary wafer size in terms of total surface area used. Furthermore, the number of 300mm wafer fabrication facilities in operation continues to grow and is expected to reach 100 this year...

Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to total $333 billion in 2016, a decrease of 0.6 percent from 2015, according to Gartner, Inc. This is following a decline of 2.3 percent in 2015 due to weakened demand for key electronic equipment, elevated inventory levels and the continuing impact of the strong dollar in some regions...

According to Semi, the Indian Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) market is expected to grow from USD31.6 billion in 2015 to USD400 billion by 2020, and consumption of semiconductors is expected to increase to approximately USD55 billion in 2020...

According to IC Insights’ latest report that U.S. companies held a 54% share of the total worldwide IC market in 2015, which includes sales from IDMs and fabless IC companies. The total does not include foundry sales. South Korean companies captured a 20% share of total IC sales and Japanese companies placed third with only an 8% share...