MICROCHIP Since mid-October, Microchip’s demand has increased compared to the past months. It is mainly caused by the extension of the lead time of Microchip. It is said that the lead time for some Part Numbers of Microchip has been extended to more than 26 weeks, including Atmel and Microsemi. The lead time is very long, so the…

Texas Instruments will remove the Serial Group from its list of authorized distributors in Asia by the end of this year. Founded in 1988, Serial Group was listed in Singapore in 1997 and has branches in Asia, including China, Singapore, India, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand. It is one of the largest distributors of…

Intel and Texas Instrumentsare both mature chipmakers with wide moats. Intel is the largest maker of x86 CPUs for PCs and servers in the world, and TI produces analog and embedded chips for connected cars, industrial IoT machines, consumer electronics, and other devices. Both stocks easily outperformed the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index’s 23% gain over the past 12…

Strong demand and mostly firm prices will result in steady revenue growth for analog ICs through 2021. The global analog integrated circuit market will grow 8 per cent in 2018 due to rising demand from automotive, cell phones and Internet of Things and other applications. The market will increase from $53.1 billion in 2017 to…

The global automotive chip market size is expected to reach USD 56.24 billion by 2025, according to a study conducted by Grand View Research, Inc., exhibiting a CAGR of 10.7% during the forecast period. Rising awareness regarding energy-efficient lighting systems and burgeoning sales of luxury vehicles equipped with navigation and infotainment systems are creating an upswing in the demand…

The top 10 semiconductor  suppliers in the $54.5 billion analog market last year accounted for 59% of the category’s worldwide sales in 2017, according to a recent monthly update to semiconductor Insights’ 2018 McClean Report. Collectively, the top 10 semiconductor companies generated $32.3 billion in analog semiconductor sales last year compared to $28.4 billion in 2016, which…