Chip industry still suffering from economic crunch

Stefan Mileschin · 26th September 2016, 07:20

The chip industry is still in the doldrums and that isn’t going to change anytime soon.

That’s the verdict of Malcolm Penn, CEO and chairman of UK semiconductor analysts Future Horizons.

At a semiconductor conference in London, Penn said that the chip industry is driven by four factors: the economy, fab capacity, unit demand and average selling prices (ASPs).

Penn said: “The economy is in a mess and it’s not getting any better. It’s the ‘wait one more quarter’ syndrome. Nobody reacts when the data is good because they don’t believe it.”

He said that 2016 seemed to be an almost exact replay of 2015. Nobody believes in the numbers any more, he said.

“No-one is spending money. There are no new killer products on the horizon. There is nothing, nothing at all.”

http://www.techeye.net/business/chip...conomic-crunch

26th September 2016, 07:20	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,541	Chip industry still suffering from economic crunch The chip industry is still in the doldrums and that isn’t going to change anytime soon. That’s the verdict of Malcolm Penn, CEO and chairman of UK semiconductor analysts Future Horizons. At a semiconductor conference in London, Penn said that the chip industry is driven by four factors: the economy, fab capacity, unit demand and average selling prices (ASPs). Penn said: “The economy is in a mess and it’s not getting any better. It’s the ‘wait one more quarter’ syndrome. Nobody reacts when the data is good because they don’t believe it.” He said that 2016 seemed to be an almost exact replay of 2015. Nobody believes in the numbers any more, he said. “No-one is spending money. There are no new killer products on the horizon. There is nothing, nothing at all.” http://www.techeye.net/business/chip...conomic-crunch

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