Woodstock Wire: Electronics Outlook

Media -- Evertiq - PCB manufacturers in the D/A/CH region were able to increase sales sequentially in the third quarter of 2019 by 1.1%. However, sales...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales will drop 10.5% to US$57.6 billion in 2019 from last year's historic peak of US$64.4...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen significant increases in orders for related ICs for 5G phones recently, particularly from...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - This weekly global update includes reporting on Q3's growth and decline and predictions for Q4. The smartphone market is slowing...

Media -- New Electronics - Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales are expected to drop 10.5 percent to $57.6 billion in 2019 from last year's...

Media -- DIGITIMES - TSMC is poised to post revenue growth of up to 5% on year in 2019, with sales for the fourth quarter set to meet its guidance range,...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Consumer NAND flash memory prices in China have rallied about 3% since the end of November, showing signs of market stability, according...

Media -- The Next Web - As we come to the end of 2019, we reflect on a year whose start already saw 100 machine learning papers published a day and its...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - Total reported sales for all switch categories in North America for Q1 of 2019 were 3 percent below the previous quarter and...

Media -- Evertiq - Growth is slowing worldwide and the industry's outlook is less optimistic than in previous quarters, although it is still generally...

Media -- eBOM - So, were coming to the end of the 2019 decade, and what and what an era it's been! This decade we've uncovered so many revelations within...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its November revenues increase 1.7% sequentially, while revenues at United...

Media -- DIGITIMES - With capital expenses by semiconductor firms in Taiwan and China set to regain expansion momentum in 2020, equipment supply chain...

Distribution -- EPS News - U.S. manufacturers are surprisingly upbeat about their prospects in 2020, anticipating growth in revenue, profitability, imports and...

Distribution -- Disti Blog - Trying to forecast the electronic components market right now is a tough call, so the Electronic Component Supply Network (ecsn)...

Media -- DIGITIMES - With revenues plunging by 14.7% in the third quarter, the global semiconductor market appears destined for a year of double-digit...

Media -- New Electronics - The global semiconductor market appears destined for a year of double-digit decline, despite some signs of growth in the critical...

Media -- DIGITIMES - NAND flash is expected to see the fastest growth in 2020 among all IC segments, according to IC Insights.

Enterprise -- Storage Newsletter - According to the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce, Inc. 3Q19 NAND flash industrial revenue showed a nearly 15%...

Think -- Gartner - The 29 must-watch technologies on the Gartner Inc. "Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2019" revealed five distinct emerging technology...

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Media -- DIGITIMES - Worldwide semiconductor sales grew nearly 3% sequentially in October. However, sales posted an on-year decline for the 10th consecutive...

Media -- eBOM - IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries(r) announced today the October 2019 findings from its North American Printed Circuit...

Media -- Following 2019 slump, industry forecast projects global market will rebound with moderate growth in 2020, 2021

Media -- DIGITIMES - 5G mobile SoC unit price will stay above US$100 in the first half of 2020, several times that for 4G solutions, as tight capacity...

Distribution -- EPS News - NAND flash will be the fastest-growing semiconductor product in 2020, with DRAM in third place, according to market research firm...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - As we are fully involved in the final quarter of 2019, it's worth noting that many passive capacitor companies have large amounts...

Media -- DIGITIMES - The memory sector is expected to resume growth momentum in 2020 thanks to steady increase in demand for 5G and server applications,...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Taiwan's pure-play foundry UMC will see clear growth momentum in 2020 come from ever-increasing chips foundry demand for 5G applications,...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - A report on what caused the decline in European semiconductor distribution throughout Q319, where November Flash PMI indicators...

Media -- DIGITIMES - The global NAND flash memory industry grew 10% in output value sequentially in the third quarter, when bit shipments registered a...

Business Wire -- Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality is forecast to be $18.8 billion in 2020, an increase of 78.5% over 2019, according...

Media -- Evertiq - Sales and orders for the North American PCB companies in October continued to outpace last year. The book-to-bill ratio rose to 1.11.

Media -- DIGITIMES - The supply of NOR flash memory is likely to fall short of demand in 2020, with the gap estimated at up to 10%, according to industry...

Distribution -- EPS News - The U.S. manufacturing index contracted for the fourth straight month in November -- just as the Trump administration resurrected...

EE -- Enterprise IoT Insights - The number of cellular IoT connections will reach five billion by the end of 2025, from 1.3 billion by the end of 2019,...

Media -- Evertiq - German component distribution shrinks by 12.6% in third quarter 2019,according to the FBDi.

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - Guest contributor Hans J. Friedrichkeit of PCB Network delves into LIDAR technology and its impact on multiple segments of the...

Distribution -- EPS News - Supply chains, more than ever, play an important role in defining competitiveness. However,...

Distribution -- Disti Blog - In line with the general components market and a troubled German economy, sales in the German component distribution business declined...

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Media -- Reuters - Business - Intel Corp said on Wednesday it was increasing its reliance on contract chip manufacturers to ramp up supply of chips used...

Enterprise -- ZDNet News - Qualcomm also outlined how it will target adjacent market as 5G expands globally. IoT, compute, edge computing and cloud are key...

SupplyChain -- SCMR Editorial - The ongoing downbeat news on the global economy has left many supply chain managers uneasy of late, particularly those seeking...

Media -- Evertiq - 3Q19 NAND flash industrial revenue showed a nearly 15% growth of total bit shipment, owing to the seasonality-driven demand for products...

Media -- PYMNTS.com - Economic uncertainty and fear of the unknown have prompted big businesses to pull the plug on investments and reduce spending, The...

Media -- Evertiq - The Robotic Industries Association (RIA), part of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), is citing North American robot unit...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported September sales of $35.6 billion, down 14.6 percent from the prior year...

Media -- DIGITIMES - Samsung Electronics' NAND flash bit supply growth is expected to drop below 30% and even 25% in 2020, down from 35-40% this year,...

Media -- Evertiq - According to DRAMeXchange, demand-side inventory in 2H19 has returned to relatively healthy levels. Furthermore, some vendors pulled...