Category Archives: Electronics Manufacturing
Top Three Suppliers Held 94% of 2021 DRAM Marketshare
24/05/2022, hardwarebee
IC Insights’ 112-page May 2Q Update to The McClean Report 2022 is now available for subscribers to download. It includes a current outlook for the 2022 global economy, detailed market, unit shipment, and ASP forecasts for IC and O-S-D products through 2026, 2021 semiconductor supplier rankings by product type, the 1Q22 top-25 semiconductor
Read MoreWorldwide IC Shipment Growth 1980-2020
19/04/2022, hardwarebee
IC Insights’ May 2Q Update to The McClean Report 2022 will be released next month. In the 2Q Update, IC Insights forecasts worldwide IC unit shipments will increase 9.2% this year to 427.7 billion units and resume tracking with the long-term IC unit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4%. The 9.2% gain anticipated
Read MoreSpeeding Up Production in a Chipageddon Environment With Rapid Component Swaps
31/01/2022, hardwarebee
The deficit of electronic components, surging prices, and prolonged delivery times that stem from the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing all industry players to work in unprecedented market conditions. Promwad Electronics Design House helps its customers to cope with these problems by replacing, or “swapping out”, scarce components in a wide
Read MoreIC Content in Electronic Systems Reached Record High in 2021
12/01/2022, hardwarebee
Historically, the driving force behind the higher average annual growth rate of the semiconductor industry as compared to the electronic systems market is the increasing value or content of semiconductors used in electronic systems (Figure 1). With global unit shipment growth rates of cellphones, automobiles, and PCs showing maturity and
Read MoreWorldwide Capital Spending per IC Product Type
14/12/2021, hardwarebee
IC Insights is updating its comprehensive forecasts and analyses of the IC industry for its 25th edition of The McClean Report, which will be released in January 2022. Included in the report is a historical review of capital spending and forecasted spending levels for several major IC product categories.
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After Strong Gains, DRAM Prices Expected To Retreat in 4Q21
11/11/2021, hardwarebee
DRAM prices soared 41% through the first eight months of 2021, rising from $3.37 in January to $4.77 in August. September’s DRAM ASP slipped 3% to $4.62, which still was a 37% increase from the beginning of the year (Figure 1). Such a strong price increase and market rebound were expected
Read MoreSurges Seen in Sensors and Discrete Semiconductors This Year
28/10/2021, hardwarebee
A year after the deadly Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020 causing lockdowns worldwide and a deep global economic recession, sales of sensors, actuators, and discrete semiconductors are sharply higher in 2021 due to a resurgence in demand across many rebounding end-use markets and significant price increases for parts in short
Read MoreElectromagnetic Interference
13/09/2021, hardwarebee
The prime objective of any electronic circuit is to perform a specific function. Therefore, the main goal of a designer is to achieve this function in the most efficient and safe way. However, one aspect that is often overlooked during early design, and that is as important as the circuit’s
Read MoreUnderstanding Automotive Certification Standards for Electronic Components
16/08/2021, hardwarebee
In this day and age vehicles must support a wide array of advanced electronic components. These components manage key vehicle functions such a safety, propulsion entertainment and communication. To ensure safe and long-term operation the automotive industry has developed important certification and qualification standards to help mitigate component operational risks.
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Automotive MCU Sales to Surge 23% in 2021 Despite Shortages
11/08/2021, hardwarebee
The huge market for automotive microcontrollers—which accounted for about 40% of total MCU sales over the last decade—has been on an uneven ride in the past several years. After climbing 12% in 2017, worldwide automotive MCU sales slowed to a crawl in 2018, rising just 1%. A borderline global recession
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