ATLANTA – After expressing strong confidence for November sales sentiment in all component categories, survey participants projected equally strong pessimism for the December outlook, according to ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend November 2024 survey results.

SINGAPORE – The global demand for AI and high-performance computing will continue to rise, driving the semiconductor market to grow by over 15% in 2025, according to IDC ’s Worldwide Semiconductor Technology Supply Chain Intelligence report. Major application markets, ranging from cloud data centers to specific industry segments, are expected to undergo upgrades, heralding a new boom for the semiconductor industry.

TAOYUAN, TAIWAN – The Taiwanese PCB industry grew 9.6% year-over-year in the third quarter, reaching NT227.1 billion ($7 billion), according to the Taiwan Printed Circuit Association.

TOKYO – Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to set a new industry record, reaching $113 billion in 2024 and growing 6.5% year-over-year, SEMI announced in its Year-End Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast – OEM Perspective at SEMICON Japan 2024.