Market Analysis

The consumer electronics market has faced significant challenges in recent years, with global sales fluctuating as consumers adjusted their budgets and spending priorities in response to rising costs and inflation. This downturn has led to a substantial $10 billion revenue decline since the market’s peak in 2021. But despite these setbacks, the industry is on

A session held at the Electronics Life Cycle and Supply Chain Summit provided attendees with a deep dive into how the electronic components market was performing, with a focus on industries including automotive, AI, smartphones and electric vehicles (EVs). Dennis Reed, Senior Research Analyst, Technology at Edgewater Research hosted the session and shared some of

Global semiconductor equipment billings increased 19% year-over-year to $30.38 billion in the third quarter of 2024, while quarter-over-quarter billings registered 13% growth during the same period, SEMI announced in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report. “The global semiconductor equipment market recorded robust growth in the third quarter of 2024 driven by investments aimed

The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organisation has unveiled its latest projections for the global semiconductor market, highlighting robust growth expectations for 2024 and 2025. 2024: a year of strong rebound In its updated fall forecast, WSTS has revised its 2024 projections upward, anticipating a significant 19.0% year-over-year growth in the semiconductor market. The global

Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 5.9% quarter-over-quarter to 3,214 million square inches (MSI) in the third quarter of 2024 and registered 6.8% growth from the 3,010 million square inches recorded during the same quarter last year, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry. “The third quarter

The global semiconductor manufacturing industry in the third quarter of 2024 showed strong momentum with all key industry indicators performing positive quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increases for the first time in two years, SEMI announced in its Q3 2024 publication of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) Report, prepared in partnership with TechInsights. The growth is fuelled by

$1,000 is the figure to keep in mind to visualise the key role of semiconductor technologies within the automotive industry in 2029. Yole Group’s analysts announce a $100 billion automotive semiconductor market at that time. Behind those figures, ADAS and safety will experience the highest growth with 14% CAGR between 2023 and 2029. Electrification is

Back-end equipment spending has always been in the range of 1% of the total semiconductor industry revenue, confirms Yole Group. Hence, the back-end segment is expected to grow in line with semiconductor growth. The semiconductor market recovery in mainstream segments like automotive, industrial, and consumer has been slower than expected in Q2 and will continue