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2010 Bulletins
2010 to show the largest semiconductor market increase in history! -- July 27
Image sensors sales will rise 31% to record $8.5 billion in 2010 -- June 21
IC industry consolidation is here! -- June 3
Major shakeup in top 20 semiconductor ranking! -- May 27
Record high for IC unit shipments set in 1Q10! -- April 30
Power transistor sales to rise 31% to record $11 billion in 2010 -- April 21
Optoelectronics, sensors, and discretes to hit record sales in 2010 -- March 30
IC Insights raises worldwide 2010 IC market growth forecast to +27% -- March 8
Top 10 forecast to account for 66% of capital expenditures in 2010 -- February 23
Portable PCs push past desktops -- February 18
10 reasons to be optimistic about the IC industry in 2010 -- February 4
Double-digit growth returning for many IC products -- February 3
TSMC maintains top spot among foundries -- January 28
Qualcomm and AMD lead list of top 25 fabless IC suppliers -- January 19
The "reset" economy and the 2010 IC industry -- January 5
2009 Bulletins
After 2009 slump, electronics systems sales to set new sales record in 2011 -- December 17
Top 20 suppliers' sales show back-to-back 19% growth rates! -- November 6
MEMS-chip business struggles with growing pains -- October 29
Foundry sales to increase nearly twice as fast as total IC industry -- October 12
2009 IC market enjoying a "V-shaped" recovery -- October 1
July sales data suggest strong, swift recovery underway -- September 15
IC capacity utilization rising in 2H09 to pre-recession levels -- September 8
Strong bit demand, weak capex spending to favor flash suppliers -- August 26
"Billion-Dollar Club" members for capex reduced to three in 2009 -- August 6
China IC market forecast to reach $100 billion in 2013! -- August 4
Top 20 semiconductor suppliers sales surge 21% in 2Q09! -- July 30
U.S., Chinese, and Taiwanese solar-cell makers gain ground -- July 20
IC Insights: 2Q09/1Q09 worldwide IC market jumps 16% -- July 10
Ready for the surge? IC Insights' 2H09/1H09 forecast revealed -- July 1
Solar-PV capex cuts will ease capacity growth in time for recovery -- June 15
Updated forecast: Two IC products forecast to grow in tough '09 -- June 8
1Q09: The "bottom" of the current semiconductor industry cycle! -- June 1
Solar industry strategies rerouted by market conditions -- May 20
Chaos reigns in top 20 semiconductor company ranking -- May 14
Acceleration/yaw sensors may be down but not for long -- April 30
Return to record sales seen in opto, sensors, and power discretes -- March 24
Trend or blip? IC ASPs rebound across several product segments -- March 11
53-point growth-rate delta within 2008 top 20 supplier ranking -- March 2
DRAM market to witness big quarterly growth in 2H09 -- February 23

2008 Bulletins
Electronics systems sales expected to fall 2% in 2009 -- December 19
2009: A recovery year for the IC industry and worldwide economy? -- December 18
DRAM producers to fall behind the curve in capital spending -- December 15
PC market will slip 3% in 2009, but rebound in 2010 -- December 4
54-point growth rate swing within top 20 supplier ranking -- November 6
IC Insights' opinion on AMD's new business model -- October 8
Process geometries <80nm dominate global wafer fab capacity -- October 7
MPUs and MCUs will reach record sales in 2008, but DSPs struggle -- August 20
Shakeups rock 1H08 top 20 semiconductor supplier ranking -- August 1
Capital spending cutbacks put IC industry on "collision course" -- July 10
Semiconductor R&D spending to reach $49.2B in 2008 -- June 25
1H08 nearly over, what to watch for in 2H08 -- June 19
Memory alternatives increasing in number, value -- May 28
Shakeups rock 1Q08 Top 20 semiconductor supplier ranking -- May 14
IC Insights ranks top foundry suppliers -- May 5
Image sensor market set to bounce back after rare '07 slump -- April 10
MEMS sensor/actuator growth rate to double in next five years -- March 26
Potential U.S. recession's impact on IC market forecast -- March 20
Discretes finally reach full recovery from 2001 downturn -- March 14
First to worstDRAM makers' growth fell fast -- February 14
RFID gains momentum from "e-passport" initiatives -- February 5
Abrupt change to semiconductor industry cycle -- January 23

2007 Bulletins
Digital camera market gets boost from upgrade cycle -- December 20
Electronic systems sales rise 5%, growing to $1.21 trillion in 2007 -- December 13
2008 capital spendingShaking the foundation of the IC industry -- December 3
Notebook PC units to surpass desktop shipments by 2010 -- November 26
Growth of opto-sensor-discrete market to exceed ICs through 2011 -- November 19
Big shakeup in 3Q07 top 10 semiconductor supplier ranking -- October 29
IC unit shipments poised for double-digit growth in 2007 -- October 18
Enormous opportunities remain for flash memory market -- September 28
Analog IC market to grow 15% in 2008 after slipping 2% in 2007 -- September 6
2007 microcomponent forecast: MPUs recover; MCUs hit record; DSPs struggle -- August 22
Second-half rebound forecast for DRAM market -- August 13
IC Insights sends "ALERT" to IC foundry customers! -- August 6
Big shakeup in 1H07 top semiconductor supplier ranking -- July 30
Asia-Pacific IC suppliers marketshare to reach 32% in 2011 -- July 12
Half of global fab capacity owned by top 10 manufacturers -- June 27
IC Insights forecasts top 25 capital spenders for 2007 -- June 19
The cellular phonestill a key IC market driver -- June 6
Image sensors will reach record sales after weak start in 2007 -- May 29
Big shakeup in 1Q07 top semiconductor supplier ranking -- May 7
Samsung struggles to diversify its IC business -- April 26
IC Insights lowers 2007 IC market forecast -- April 16
Bluetooth a bright spot in the 2007 IC market -- April 12
Sensor/actuator market to double and reach $12.7 billion by 2011 -- April 5
Memory suppliers fail history lessonAgain! -- March 29
IC Insights ranks top 25 2006 semiconductor suppliers -- March 15
Discrete semiconductor sales move into record territory in 2007 -- March 14
On-board digital content boosts automotive IC market -- March 9
2006 Opto-Sensor-Discrete market growth outpaces ICs -- February 26
Asia-Pacific IC sales top $100 billion in 2006 -- February 15
Fabless suppliers captured 20% of worldwide IC market in 2006 -- January 17

2006 Bulletins
Top 10 fastest-growing products for 2006 ranked -- December 20
Worldwide semiconductor market to reach $400 billion in 2011 -- December 14
Personal computer IC sales to rise 6% in 2006 -- December 6
Digital still camera market pauses at $18 billion plateau -- November 30
Forecasted 2006 top 15 semiconductor supplier ranking released -- November 1
Optoelectronics sales will barely top discrete semiconductors in 2006 -- October 26
Cellular phone mania sweeps the globe -- September 18
2006 MOS fab capacity increase will nearly tie 2000's record -- September 13
DSP bounces back in 2006 after temporarily losing momentum -- September 8
IC units slowdown to fix inventories and return industry to trend line -- September 5
Top 10 pure-play foundries forecast for 2006 -- August 3
1H06 Top 15 semiconductor supplier ranking released -- July 31
R&D spending by semiconductor companies exceeds $30 billion per year -- July 18
Image sensor sales to cross $7 billion in 2006 despite price erosion -- May 25
Sensor/actuator sales forecast to grow twice as fast as ICs -- April 25
Billion dollar club to expand to 16 companies in 2006 -- April 21
Power transistors to climb back to record levels by 2007 -- April 20
IC Insights ranks the top 20 O-S-D suppliers -- April 13
Top ten analog IC leaders enjoying early 2006 growth spurt -- April 5
Optoelectronics sales forecast to surpass discretes in 2006 -- March 30
NAND flash suppliers score big gains in 2005 -- March 28
Semiconductor industry capital spending to increase 10% in 2006 -- March 15
IC foundry market forecast to grow 32% in 2006 -- January 23
China became the world's largest IC market in 2005 -- January 9
Semiconductor industry capital spending to increase 5% in 2006 -- January 4

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