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Business Microscope
Steve Szirom

Business Microscope is Steve Szirom's take on semiconductor industry business conditions and analyzes macro and micro economic trends in the worldwide semiconductor economy.


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Wordwide Semiconductor Revenue Charts
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Wordwide Semiconductor Revenue Charts The charts show total semiconductor (integrated circuits and discretes) worldwide revenues in billions of dollars by month, year-over-year (YoY) change in revenues by month, and month-over-month (MoM) change in revenues by month. . . . Continue
Bear Market Started, How Long?
Bear Market Started, How Long? With the current technical analysis, my best estimate is that this bear will take the Dow down from the peak of 14,200 to the 10,625 level -- a 35.9% decline. . . . Continue
Appplied Materials CEO Sees USA Slowdown Ahead
Appplied Materials CEO Sees USA Slowdown Ahead Applied Materials CEO, Michael Splinter, discusses his views with Bloomberg TV relating to the economic outlook in the USA, Applied's business strategy, and his expectation of a slowdown in chip gear spending. . . . Continue
Semiconductor IPO Performance
Semiconductor IPO Performance The semiconductor IPO performance analysis of 32 chips companies which filed for IPOs since 2005 shows mixed results. . . . Continue
EDA Industry Shows Modest Gain in Q3 2007
EDA Industry Shows Modest Gain in Q3 2007 |tease start| |tease end| The EDA Consortium Market Statistics Service (MSS) reported that EDA industry revenue for Q3 2007 grew 7.2% to $1,412.1 million, versus $1,317.2 million in Q3 2 . . . Continue

Chip Sales May Miss 2007 Target
Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to $23.1 billion in November, an increase of 2.3% from November 2006 when sales were $22.5 billion.  This was the weakest growth for November in at least fi . . . Continue
Venture Capitalists Predict 2008 Trends
Venture Capitalists Predict 2008 Trends Venture capitalists are forecasting an active year for the industry with high growth in the CleanTech sector, an improving IPO market and fewer venture firms in 2008. For semiconductors, 51% of VCs see a decline in investments. . . . Continue
Stronger Than Forecast PC Sales, Keep Chip Revenues in Black During October
Worldwide semiconductor sales in October rose to $23.1 billion, an increase of 5% over the $22 billion reported in October 2006 and 2% higher than the $22.6 billion reported in September of this year . . . Continue
Europe Chip Distributors See Decline in Q3
Europe Chip Distributors See Decline in Q3 The weakening market environment in the European components market has started to spill over on the distribution side distributors face declines after a healthy run. . . . Continue
SIA Sees No Recession, Ups Forecast Slightly
SIA Sees No Recession, Ups Forecast Slightly SIA released its annual forecast of global semiconductor sales, projecting that worldwide sales will surpass $321 billion in 2010 with a compound annual growth rate of 7.7% for forecast period of 2007-2010. . . . Continue
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