Is IC market going up or down?
Mark LaPedus, EETimes
9/21/2010 6:42 PM EDT
Recently, many market research houses have raised their respective IC growth forecasts for 2010. Some believe that the IC market will grow by a staggering 30 percent or more this year.
But right now, the PC, LCD, LED and other markets appear to be in a seasonal lull-if not slump. AMD, Intel and other PC chip makers have lowered their forecasts in recent times.
On Monday (Sept. 20), Vernon Essi, an analyst with Needham & Co. LLC, lowered his P/E ratio estimates for some analog vendors, including MPS, Maxim, SMSC, Volterra, TI, On Semi and Ixys. Then, on Tuesday (Sept. 21), Infineon, Skyworks and other wireless vendors raised their outlooks, but Exar and PMC-Sierra lowered thier respective forecasts.
What gives?
To read the full article, click here
Related Semiconductor IP
- UALink PHY + Controller
- General Purpose Low-Dropout (LDO) - TSMC
- Camera Post-Processing IP
- DC-DC Split-Pi Boost-Buck Converter
- Deep learning accelerator
Related News
- Microprocessor Growth Will Slow in 2022 after Cellphone MPU Surge
- 2022 to Mark the Third Year in a Row of ≥20% Growth for the Foundry Market
- Semiconductor Growth Still Seen at 11% Despite 2022 Headwinds
- World's Top Ten IC Design Company Revenue Reached US$39.43 billion in 1Q22, Marvell Growth Rate Tops List, Says TrendForce
Latest News
- TAKUMI starts licensing new Warping IPs “TW270” and “TW290”
- Quintauris Announces Planned Leadership Transition
- CAST Licenses TCP/IP Hardware Stack Core for Keysight FieldFox Handheld Spectrum Analyzers
- Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 9.2% Month-to-Month in May
- «Made in Germany» Security Chip Serves as a Root of Trust for Connected Devices