Analysis

It is no secret that the demand for engineers continues to exceed supply, and much more needs to be done to encourage young people to pursue a STEM education and career. Throughout the last 10 months working at Student Circuit, I’ve heard countless industry experts voice their concerns regarding the engineering skills gap, and how we can rally together to solve the problem.

Industrial PC manufacturers are aggressively using the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) across various industries to maximise their resources and prices, which opens many industrial PC market opportunities.

According to Omdia's smartphone preliminary shipment report for the second quarter of 2022, global smartphone shipments totaled 293.7 million units, a decrease of 3.2% compared to the same period last year – and a 4.6% decrease compared to the previous quarter.

Lighting specialists, Signify, has announced the company’s second quarter 2022 results.

At present, the global electronic thermal management materials (ETMM) market stands at a valuation of $2.22bn. Expanding at a CAGR of 8.4% from 2022 to 2032, the market is estimated to reach $ 4.96bn by 2032.

At SEMICON West 2022 Hybrid, SEMI has announced the release of its report, 'Mid-Year Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast – OEM Perspective'. This piece covers the data from SEMI and details the increase in semiconductor sales that are forecast over the the near future. 

IC Insights reports on semiconductor sales and considers the implications of the semi market based on the experiences of Micron and other major foundries such as TSMC.

SEMI Taiwan has launched the SEMI Auto IC Master, a comprehensive guide to automotive semiconductor and component providers in Taiwan. The guide promises to help automakers better adapt production capacity to semiconductor supply chain disruptions and drive innovation.

Some companies in the chip industry feel that the best practice is to manage the manufacturing supply chain for their chips themselves, i.e., all the many stages that happen after a design is taped out.

Despite economic troubles brewing this year, total microprocessor sales are expected to maintain double-digit percentage growth in 2022, rising nearly 12% to a record-high $114.8bn, thanks to higher average selling prices (ASPs), according to IC Insights’ updated second-quarter semiconductor forecast.