Market Analysis

The first quarter of 2025 saw a significant decline of almost 25% compared to the same quarter last year. Reporting members of the FBDi recorded sales of €814 million, the lowest first-quarter figure since 2021. Semiconductors suffered the biggest losses once again, falling 30.5% year-on-year to €492 million. Passive, electromechanical, and power supply components were

Nexperia announced its financial results for the fiscal year 2024. Amid persistent macroeconomic uncertainty and cyclical market softness, the company demonstrated resilience, achieving stable revenues and maintaining profitability through a strong focus on execution and a commitment to innovation. Nexperia closed the 2024 financial year with a total revenue of $2.06 billion. The market share,

Harwin has unveiled a new report into the US connector market at this year’s EDS Leadership Summit in Las Vegas. Entitled ‘Connecting with North America’, the report summarises key findings from the company’s exclusive 2025 survey of connector specifiers from across the United States. The new survey looked into some of the most important applications

The current global chip market recovery is delicate and flimsy and built on narrow foundations and mass AI hysteria, says Malcolm Penn, Future Horizons Founder. He has tempered his initial 15% growth forecast for the 2025 chip market issued in January down to 8%, plus or minus 3%. Following a slippage of 2.8% in Q1,

Infineon Technologies has reported its results for the second quarter of the 2025 fiscal year (period ended 31st March 2025). “Infineon has performed well in the second quarter. Even at a more unfavourable exchange rate of $1.125 to the euro, we would be right on track and in line with our previous expectations for the

Corrections in the European components markets continued through the first quarter of 2025. The distribution industry, which had previously experienced strong performance, faced disproportionate declines. According to DMASS Europe e.V., the European components distribution market contracted by 14.3%, with consolidated sales falling to €3.92 billion. IP&E (Interconnect, Passive and Electromechanical) components once again showed relative

The announcement of comprehensive, punishing tariffs by the US on every country around the world and the crippling triple-digit tariff trade war between the US and China has resulted in a devastating drop in sales sentiment as measured in the April ECST Survey. Electronics component manufacturers and distributors are now dedicated to preventing this daunting,

Global semiconductor materials market revenue increased 3.8% to $67.5 billion in 2024, SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, reported in its Materials Market Data Subscription (MMDS). The recovery of the overall semiconductor market as well as the increasing demand for advanced materials for high-performance compute and high-bandwidth memory