The METIS (MicroElectronics Training, Industry and Skills) study has concluded and finds that the Top Five Critical Job Profiles in the microelectronics sector in 2023 are: Data specialist Software engineer
Semiconductor sales of $526.8 billion last year were 8.2% down on 2022’s record-breaking total of $574.1 billion, says the SIA, which forecast a sales rise of 13% this year to almost $600 billion. Q4 sales of $146
Over the past nine years, the global investment in robotaxis, robot shuttles, and robot trucks has reached nearly $42.5 billion, says Yole Developpement, with the robotic vehicle processor market expected to reach $1 billion in 2034, with an estima
In December, Korea’s semiconductor factory shipments rose 113.7% y-o-y – the biggest jump in a month since 1997, according to Statistics Korea, the national statistics office. Inventories rose by 11.6% – the smallest rise since
The compound semiconductor substrate market is expected to reach $3.3 billion in 2029, with a 17% CAGR between 2023 and 2029, says Yole Developpement. Substrate players consistently craft new strategies to diversify their produ
Hynix had a Q4 profit of $260 million on revenues up 47.4% at $8.5 billion compared with a loss of $1.4 billion in Q4 2022. For the full year of 2023, Hynix had a loss of $5.8 billion on revenues which fell 27% y-o-y to $24.6 b
The RAN market is headed down, says Dell’Oro. Following the >40% rise between 2017 and 2021, RAN revenues stabilised in 2022, and are on target to decline sharply in 2023. Market conditions are expect
November semiconductor sales of $48 billion were up 5.3% on the November 2022 total of $45.6 billion and up 2.9% on the October 2023 total of $46.6 billion, says the SIA. “Global semiconductor sales increased on a year-to-ye
TSMC expects 25% growth this year after an 8.2% expected dip in Q1 revenues to between €18 billion and $18.8 billion. In Q4, HPC revenues, including AI, grew 17% q-o-q, smartphone revenues grew 27% and auto grew 13%
The last time a company not named Samsung was at the top of the smartphone market was 2010. Now it is Apple. Smartphone shipments declined 3.2% year over year to 1.17 billion units in 2023, says IDC. While this m
Q4 PC shipments of 67.1 million were down 2.7% y-o-y, reports IDC. It was the eighth consecutive quarter of y-o-y shipment volume contraction and the lowest Q4 volume since 4Q06. In 2022, shipments fell 16.5% y-o-
November semiconductor sales of $48 billion were up 5.3% compared with the $45.6 billion of November 2022 and 2.9% up on the October 2022 total of $46.6 billion, says the SIA. “Global semiconductor sales increased on a year-to-year
