SummaryRecently, Infineon’s plan to acquire STMicro has received wide attention. As the global power device leader, Infineon grows well showed in its recent financial report. Under the situation of declining global MOSFET supply and soaring price, Infineon claims that part of MOSFET products are delivered for more than 26 weeks, even 52 weeks sometimes.Figure.1  The Logo of InfineonInfineon i...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the core technology and important engine of the third industrial revolution. As a versatile technology, information technology is considered to be an important symbol of comprehensive national strength for its obvious extensive effects on other industries and overall economic growth, and its vital role to national security and military strength.The...

Materials selection has become an increasingly serious challenge for the entire semiconductor supply chain.At present,new material supply is a kind of market demand, and the new material content in the chip is increasing along with higher-required density and functionality. But the trend to solve the material problem begins sweeping the market even though not all products are in their newest proce...

At present, global network service giants such as Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon begin to enter the independent research and development of chipset solutions, and invest heavily. In 2017, Amazon spent $22.6 billion on research and development, up 41% from 2016, and quite a few of it was used to design customized artificial intelligence chips. Alphabet, Intel, Microsoft and Apple also foll...

SummaryThe world's top five chip manufacturers accounted for the total market share of semiconductor sales in 2017, taking up 43% of the overall market; the trend of the market since ten years ago, concentrated in the minority industry is becoming more and more obvious...A New Round of "Integration" and "Expansion" in IC MarketIC markets reviewIn view of the recent surge in...