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2010 Bulletins
Double-digital growth forecast for all but two IC products in 2010 — August 11
Memory and foundry companies shine in 1H10 semiconductor ranking! — July 30
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 worst—DRAM 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 spending—Shaking 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 phone—still 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 lesson—Again! — 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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