WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor industry sales totaled $555.9 billion in 2021, the highest ever annual total and an increase of 26.2% year-over-year, says the Semiconductor Industry Association.

AUSTIN, TX – The shortage of build-up substrates will increase this year, compared to 2021, and the gap between supply and demand will loom even larger in 2023, according to TechSearch International.

TANGXIA, CHINA – Production at Note’s plant in China has ceased temporarily, while the staff quarantines after a positive Covid-19 case.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Total semiconductor sales will rise 11% this year, following a 25% increase in 2021 and an 11% increase in 2020, according to a new report from IC Insights. If achieved, it would mark the first time since 1993-1995 that the semiconductor market has enjoyed three consecutive years of double-digit growth.