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
The US is preparing for a tsunami of legacy ICs from China. Two Congressmen have written to US Secretary for Commerce, Gina Raimondo, expressing concern that China is “on track to flood the United States and global markets with founda
Q1 NAND and DRAM prices are set to rise significantly, reports TrendForce. DRAM contract prices are estimated to increase by approximately 13–18% in 1Q24 with mobile DRAM leading the surge. It appears that due to the
12.8 million EVs were sold last year (including BEVs (Battery EVs, PHEVs (Plud-In Hybrid EVs) , and FCVs (Fuel Cell Vehicles), says TrendForce. Regional market sales shares were expected to be 60% in China, 22% in Western Europe, 1
