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Latency, energy, privacy. By shifting AI computation from the Cloud to the Edge, these issues can be alleviated. 2025 was a breakout year for many AI applications, with consumer electronics leading the way in revenue due to the trend towards AI smartphones and PCs, and rising costs of chips manufactured on leading process nodes. In
Yole Group announces the release of its annual market and technology report, Status of the Compound Semiconductor Industry 2026 – Focus on Substrates and Epiwafers, highlighting sustained structural growth through 2031. Despite short-term pricing pressure in certain segments, electrification, AI infrastructure expansion, and next-generation connectivity are reinforcing long-term demand for compound semiconductor materials, including SiC,
The power electronics industry is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the growing adoption of gallium nitride (GaN) power solutions. Infineon Technologies has published the 2026 edition of its annual GaN Insights, providing valuable awareness into the world of GaN technology, its applications, and future prospects. “GaN has become a market reality that has gained
2025 was a year of challenges, reports the ITSA. Tariffs, tantrums and threats, but despite all of this the stock markets remained buoyant, the UK connector market grew again, and ITSA members enjoyed a reasonably positive year. Interconnect revenues grew 5% in 2025, very much in line with members projections. However, orders did not grow,
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced global semiconductor sales hit $791.7 billion in 2025, an increase of 25.6% compared to the 2024 total of $630.5 billion. Fourth-quarter sales of $236.6 billion were 37.1% more than the fourth quarter of 2024, and 13.6% higher than the third quarter of 2025. Global sales for the month of
According to Yole Group’s latest report on the RF GaN market, GaN devices play a critical role in high-power RF signal generation and amplification, with growing adoption across telecom infrastructure, defence, and satellite communications. The market is expected to reach $2.4 billion by 2031, growing at a 11% CAGR between 2025 and 2031, up from
The European Semiconductors Industry Association (ESIA) announced that global semiconductor sales reached $ 791.69 billion in 2025, which means a marked 26.1% increase on a year-on-year basis. Semiconductor sales in the Europe reached $ 54.46 billion in 2025, a 6.2% rise versus 2024. The main drivers of the high global market growth in 2025 were
The economic tide is turning for the global electronic components market as the industry-wide inventory overhang that resulted from the COVID-19 lockdowns continues to be consumed and now looks likely to attain manageable levels early in 2026. According to Adam Fletcher, Chairman of both the UK’s Electronics Components Supply Network (ecsn) and the International Distributors
Avnet’s Q2 revenues were driven by strong demand in compute and aerospace and defence, says CEO Phil Gallagher. “Sales increased sequentially in most of the verticals we serve, year-over-year, we also saw a broad-based improvement across most verticals,” he commented. Turning to today’s market, Gallagher added: “Demand signals continue to reset globally, resulting in lead
Unit demand – one of Malcolm Penn’s (CEO of Future Horizons and a veteran industry analyst) four horsemen of the semiconductor apocalypse – could be on the cusp of a recovery. In 2025, semiconductor market growth was driven by a rise in average selling prices (ASPs). Says Penn: “You can’t claim a real market recovery