Design & Reuse

Top 20 predictions for semis in 2009

Mark LaPedus, EE Times
(12/30/2008 1:05 PM EST)

Happy New Year! 2009 is just beginning to unfold in the electronics industry and there is already uncertainty in the air based on recent industry data.

Industry forecasters seem to have different opinions about the overall outlook for the semiconductor and IC-equipment markets in 2009 and beyond.

To help sort out the confusion in the market, I have released my own chip forecasts--and other predictions--for 2009.

  1. Downturn or depression?
  2. The (fab-tool) sky is falling
  3. EDA--Down and out?
  4. Here comes the sun
  5. Bailout blues
  6. Memory lane
  7. Flash dance
  8. Abu Dhabi vs. Intel
  9. Foundry fools
  10. Analog ailments
  11. FPGA vs. ASICs
  12. Who's on hot seat?
  13. Who will not make it?
  14. Litho blues
  15. 450-mm conspiracy
  16. Throw in the towel
  17. Solar or bust
  18. Semi IP is not a loser
  19. Fab vs. fabless
  20. Walmart rules