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Industry Year Getting Better
Industry appears to be following Future Horizons market forecast and continues to improve.... Read morePosted in Industry Related Comments by Jo Humphries
08-Jun-2011
The Aftermath of the Japanese Earthquake.
Japan is a major producer of semiconductor components accounting for around 22 per cent of global semiconductor production. The Flash memory market sector – crucially mobile phones, iPads and their derivatives, digital cameras, and portable storage devices, account for approximately 50 percent of the market, almost all of which are produced by one Japanese firm, Toshiba/Sandisk.... Read morePosted in Industry Related Comments by Jo Humphries
10-Apr-2011
Japan Earthquake - Show Your Support To The Japanese Electronics Industry
I am still struggling to come to terms with the dreadful earthquake and Tsunami in Japan, as I am sure are you. I have also been deeply touched and profoundly humbled by the decency, strength, stoicism and resilience of the Japanese people in the face of such a dreadful tragedy. Future Horizons' would like to write a letter of support to our Japanese clients from the global electronics community. If you would like us to pass on your words of support please submit your comments below... Read morePosted in Future Horizons Global Semiconductor Monthly Report Discussions by Gemma Fabian
23-Mar-2011
Is This The End Of Moore's Law
Are We - As Gordon Moore Himself Has Suggested - About To Reach The End Of Moore's Law? If So What Will This Mean For Personal Computing? Not yet. Moore's Law is an exponentional and what Gordon was acknowledging was the fact that no exponential can continue forever. The traditional 'implementation' of Moore's Law was achieved by scaling - making the transistors progressively smaller - which enabled more transistors to be built in the same physical space; more transistors equating to increased performance, hence faster and more powerful computers... Read morePosted in Industry Related Comments by Malcolm Penn
11-Oct-2010
Q2-09 Chip Market Shows 18 Percent Growth
Following hot on the heels of April’s 16 percent month-on-month sales growth, May grew a further 0.9 percent sequentially, putting June on track to break through the US$20 billion barrier, for the first time since the chip market collapsed last September.... Read morePosted in Future Horizons Global Semiconductor Monthly Report Discussions by Malcolm Penn
12-Jul-2009
Green Shoots or Desert
Whilst much of the current industry tittle-tattle focuses on the ‘green shoots of recovery’ debate (are there/aren’t there?) and/or the ‘shape of the downturn’ (V, U, W, sharp, stretched, extended, etc), we prefer to take a more sober look at the underlying trends.... Read morePosted in Future Horizons Global Semiconductor Monthly Report Discussions by Malcolm Penn
05-Jul-2009
Mobile Phones Suffer Temporary Setback In The Recession Recovery Expected Next Year
This financial recession has caused the first fall in mobile phone unit production since 2001 according to Future Horizons in the Semiconductor Application Market Report, released today. The resultant mobile phone slowdown is continuing into 2009 but is forecast to recover in 2010.... Read morePosted in Industry Related Comments by Gemma
20-May-2009
Comment From Future Horizons On The EU Intel Case
"Whatever the legal or factual merits of the case, the fact that Intel has now been found guilty of abusing its dominant market position and of anti-competitive practices by the competition authorities in Japan, Korea and now the EU speaks volumes. The message is clear and frankly common sense. With size and market supremacy comes increased professional responsibility.... Read morePosted in Industry Related Comments by Malcolm Penn
14-May-2009
Europe remains strong in the telecommunications sector says Future Horizons
One of Europe's main industrial strengths still lies in the radio communications part of the telecommunications sector, where it excels in basestation systems and mobile phone handset design, says Future Horizons in the European Fabless Semiconductor Report, released today. “This gives rise to a high demand for semiconductors within the European telecommunications sectors for mobile phone infrastructure and handsets,” said Alan Brown, Senior Industry Analyst at Future Horizons. “The result is even more demand for independent design-house skills, increasingly special technology requirements now moving on to 3G, mobile TV and Far Eastern mobile phone requirements.”... Read morePosted in Reports by Malcolm Penn
28-Apr-2009
Mobile Phones Suffer Temporary Setback In The Recession
This financial recession has caused the first fall in mobile phone unit production since 2001 according to Future Horizons in the Semiconductor Application Market Report, released today. The resultant mobile phone slowdown is continuing into 2009 but is forecast to recover in 2010.... Read morePosted in Reports by Alan Brown
28-Apr-2009