Worldwide mobile phone sales declined 2% in 2Q12, says Gartner

May 18, 10:41

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419.1 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 2% decline from the first quarter of 2011, according to Gartner. This is...

IDC raises 2012 chip market growth forecast

May 3, 01:05

IDC has raised its prediction for the 2012 global chip market to 6-7% annual growth from the 3.1% increase estimated previously.

Acer, Inventec announce results for 1Q12

Apr 26, 01:35

Acer and Inventec have hosted investor meeting and announced their latest performance in the first quarter.

Global chip revenues grow 1.8% in 2011, Gartner says

Apr 18, 11:13

Worldwide semiconductor revenues reached US$306.8 billion in 2011, up US$5.4 billion, or 1.8% from 2010, according to Gartner.

IC foundry market grows 5.1% in 2011, says Gartner

Mar 30, 16:45

The worldwide semiconductor foundry market totaled US$29.8 billion in 2011, a 5.1% increase from 2010, according to Gartner. The semiconductor supply chain experienced some impact...

DRAM supply growth set to decelerate in 2012, says Gartner analyst

Mar 29, 16:37

With chipmakers slowing down their capacity expansions as well as delaying the transition to newer process technologies due to company mergers and acquisitions, the global bit growth...

IC manufacturing equipment spending to decline in 2012, says Gartner

Mar 22, 16:41

Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment spending is projected to total US$38.9 billion in 2012, an 11.6% decline from 2011 spending of US$44 billion, according to Gartner.

Gartner revises 2012 semiconductor forecast to 4% growth

Mar 14, 14:45

Gartner has raised its global semiconductor market forecast for 2012, according to the research firm. Global semiconductor revenues in 2012 now is expected to rise by 4% compared...

Worldwide smartphone sales soar 47% on year in 4Q11, says Gartner

Feb 16, 16:11

Worldwide smartphone sales to end users soared to 149 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 47.3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Gartner. Total smartphone...

Processor firms outpace industry growth in 2011, Gartner says

Dec 20, 14:17

Processor suppliers Intel, Qualcomm, AMD and Nvidia outperformed the rest of the semiconductor industry in 2011, Gartner wrote in its recent report. Worldwide semiconductor revenues...

Chip equipment spending to decline following two years of growth, says Gartner

Dec 16, 15:53

Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is expected to total US$51.7 billion in 2012, a 19.5% decline from projected 2011 spending of US$64.2 billion, according to Gartn...

Worldwide server shipments grew 7%; revenues 5% in 3Q11, says Gartner

Nov 30, 14:18

Worldwide server shipments in the third quarter of 2011 grew 7.2% on year, while revenues increased 5.2% on year, according to Gartner.

Research firms cautious about semiconductor market in 4Q11, 1Q12

Nov 18, 15:42

Gartner and IHS iSuppli have issued separate reports warning of a more challenging environment for semiconductor companies during the fourth quarter of 2011 and early 2012. IHS also...

Global mobile device sales grow 5.6% in 3Q11; smartphone sales increase 42%, says Gartner

Nov 16, 12:06

Worldwide sales of mobile devices totaled 440.5 million units in the third quarter of 2011, up 5.6% from the same period last year, according to Gartner. Non-smartphone devices performed...

Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe

Nov 1, 01:00

Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...

IC capex to fall 19% in 2012, says Gartner

Oct 3, 11:55

Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is expected to total US$35.2 billion in 2012, down 19.2% from the US$43.5 billion estimated for 2011, according to Gartner. Excess...

Apple will have a free run in tablet market holiday season, says Gartner

Sep 23, 13:59

Worldwide media tablet sales to end users are on pace to total 63.6 million units, a 261.4% increase from 2010 sales of 17.6 million units, according to Gartner. Media tablet sales...

Current semiconductor inventory at "worrisome" levels, says Gartner

Sep 20, 15:41

Semiconductor days of inventory (DOI) are forecast to plateau in the third quarter of 2011 at worrisome levels given current conditions and the likelihood that consumer and business...

Gartner sees drop in 2011 chip revenues

Sep 16, 11:30

The global semiconductor market is on pace to decrease 0.1% on year to US$299 billion in 2011, according to Gartner. It previously predicted a 5.1% increase.

PC shipments to slow to 3.8% growth in 2011; to increase 10.9% in 2012, says Gartner

Sep 9, 16:05

Worldwide PC shipment growth is on pace to total 364 million units in 2011, a 3.8% increase from 2010, according to the latest preliminary forecast by Gartner. PC shipments are forecast...

Sales of mobile devices grow 16.5% on year in 2Q11; smartphone sales up 74%, says Gartner

Aug 12, 11:59

Worldwide sales of mobile devices to end users totaled 428.7 million units in the second quarter of 2011, a 16.5% increase from the second quarter of 2010, according to Gartner.

Worldwide PC shipments increase 2.3% in 2Q11, says Gartner

Jul 15, 16:46

Worldwide PC shipments surpassed 85.2 million units in the second quarter of 2011, a 2.3% increase from the same period last year, according to preliminary results by Gartner. These...

Gartner cuts 2011 chip forecast

Jun 22, 11:23

While IHS iSuppli has slightly raised its forecast for the global semiconductor industry this year, Gartner has revised downward its growth projection for the sector to 5.1% from...

Semiconductor equipment spending to grow 10% in 2011, says Gartner

Jun 16, 14:08

Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is on track to reach US$44.8 billion in 2011, a 10.2% increase from 2010 spending of US$40.6 billion, according to Gartner. However,...

Worldwide server shipments grow 9%; revenues increase 17% in 1Q11, says Gartner

May 27, 16:42

In the first quarter of 2011, worldwide server shipments grew 8.5% on-year, while revenues increased 17.3%, according to Gartner.

Gartner: 428 million mobile communication devices sold in 1Q11

May 20, 14:39

Worldwide mobile communication device sales to end users totaled 427.8 million units in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 19% from the first quarter of 2010, according to...

Global chip revenues up 31% in 2010, says Gartner

Apr 20, 01:00

Worldwide semiconductor revenues reached US$299.4 billion in 2010, up US$70.7 billion or 30.9% from 2009, the largest dollar increase for the semiconductor industry in any one year,...

Android to command nearly half of worldwide smartphone OS market by year-end 2012, says Gartner

Apr 8, 16:18

Worldwide smartphone sales will reach 468 million units in 2011, a 57.7% increase from 2010, according to Gartner. By the end of 2011, Android will move to become the most popular...

Global server market returns to growth in 2010, says Gartner

Feb 25, 13:57

Putting the final touches on a year of worldwide server market growth, fourth quarter 2010 worldwide server shipments grew 6.5% on year, while revenues climbed 16.4%, according to...

US consumers more likely to purchase smartphones than other consumer devices in 2011, says Gartner

Feb 18, 12:05

Consumers in the US are more likely to buy a smartphone in 2011 than PCs, mobile phones, e-book readers, media tablets and gaming products, according to a recent survey by research...

Worldwide mobile application store revenue forecast to surpass US$15 billion in 2011, says Gartner

Jan 26, 16:43

Worldwide mobile application store downloads are forecast to reach 17.7 billion downloads in 2011, a 117% increase from an estimated 8.2 billion downloads in 2010, according to Gartner...

Top-10 OEMs consume a third of 2010 chip sales, says Gartner

Jan 21, 15:15

Global top-10 original equipment manufacturers (OEM) consumed a third of all semiconductor demand in 2010, according to a recent Gartner report. The leading OEMs accounted for US$104.3...

Chip equipment spending to slip 1% in 2011, says Gartner

Dec 16, 16:27

Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is on pace to reach US$38.4 billion in 2010, a 131.2% jump from 2009, according to Gartner. In 2011, spending is forecast to total...

Gartner sees slower chip market growth in 2011

Dec 10, 15:56

Worldwide semiconductor revenues are on pace to grow 31.5% in 2010, as the industry is expected to surpass the US$300 billion mark for the first time, according to Gartner. However,...