It is possible to achieve growth in the semiconductor market without a killer application,writes Steve Sanghi,president and CEO of Microchip Technology. I'm often asked by investors and suppliers to describe"the killer application"for our ...
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EV Group(EVG)of St Florian,Austria,a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS(micro-electro-mechanical system),nanotechnology and semiconductor markets,has received an order for its EVG850 temporary ...
STMicroelectronics has announced production stoppages at manufacturing sites at Crolles and Catania according to the French union UNSA and may soon announce a new business model for the company. The eight inch plant at Crolles will have ...
Banner's representation of Johnson Matthey expanded to California,Oregon and Washington? Johnson Matthey Gas Purification Technology(GPT)group of West Chester,PA,USA,which designs and manufactures hydrogen purifiers,has appointed Banner ...
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The CAGR of the semiconductor market for 2011-16 will be double that of the preceding five years, says IC Insights. Memory will drive the accelerated growth rate. NAND flash is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 16.6% until 2016 and DRAM is ...
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The wireless IC market will grow 10%to$72.6bn in 2012,says IHS,compared to the 3%growth expected for the overall semi industry,however 'The continual adoption by IDMs of an asset-light manufacturing model is now working against their ...
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The power discrete and module market will grow by almost$9bn to$26.2bn in 2016,forecasts the 15th edition of an annual report from IMS Research,which this year includes more comparisons of wide-bandgap(silicon carbide and gallium ...
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TI led the pack in the industrial IC market last year,according to IHS with its industrial IC revenue growing 25%to$2.2bn for a market share of 7.3%.Infineon grew 25%to take the No.2 slot. Industrial was the second fastest-growing ...
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The Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor device market is expected to reach $12.6m by the end of 2012, and the phenomenal growth rate of 60-80% year-on-year is expected to continue in subsequent years, according to the report ‘Gallium ...
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Forecasts of flat semiconductor market growth in 2012 are"totally and absolutely wrong",said Malcolm Penn CEO of Future Horizons at IFS2012 in London this morning. The US Semiconductor Industry Association(SIA)has said there will be no ...
The high growth rate of 2010 was sustained in the first half of 2011, but demand started to tail off in the second quarter The power semiconductor discrete and module market reported a growth by a more modest 9% to just under $18bn in ...
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Power semi market grows 9%to$18bn in 2011 despite challenges Following a spectacular recovery in 2010,the power semiconductor discrete and module market grew by a more modest 9%in 2011 to just under$18bn,according to the 15th edition of ...
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Silicon Valley-based Gaas Labs LLC,a private investment fund targeting the communications semiconductor market,has acquired privately held Nitronex Corp of Durham,NC,USA,which designs and makes gallium nitride(GaN)-based RF power ...
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Optics bellwether compensates for semiconductor market weakness with rapid growth in Asia. The Carl Zeiss Group is on course for another strong financial year,despite the negative impact of the current slump in the semiconductor ...
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Growth is the semiconductor market means growth in the counterfeit parts market and,this year's expected semiconductor market growth of over 4%rising to over 9%next year,more counterfeit parts are expected to be put on the market. 'With ...
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