The McClean Report
The world’s most cost-effective market research, dedicated to providing the most reliable and affordable analysis for the semiconductor industry.
Semiconductor Manufacturing Economics
With the rapidly shifting dynamics of the semiconductor industry, understanding the underlying economics of semiconductor production has never been more important.
Memory Inventories Continue to Mount
Memory Inventories Continue to Mount Shereen Vaux Order activity for semiconductor equipment slipped to a cold 44° with all segments slipping further. All eyes were on Micron today as it held its earnings call to announce its quarterly results. Inventories continue to mount in the memory business
Snapdragon X75 Modem Improves Uplinks
Part of a radio subsystem, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X75 modem for 5G simplifies boards by interfacing with a better-integrated RF transceiver. It also increases performance through more AI horsepower, enhanced uplink technology, and denser QAM.
Agilex 5 Floods FPGA Midrange
Intel has refreshed its midrange FPGAs, challenging market newcomers. The new family updates the fabric, CPUs, and DSPs while expanding the Agilex line.
Think Silicon GPU Accelerates Vectors
Think Silicon is among the few companies developing low-cost, low-power GPU IP, offering cores to accelerate 2D, 2.5D, and 3D graphics. The new Nema Pico VG adds support for vector graphics, enabling slick GUIs.
Can Samsung S23 Ultra Revive the Smartphone World?
The smartphone market experienced record-low shipments in 2022. Many smartphone manufacturers are looking to revive the market in 2023 and beyond, and Samsung’s recently released S23 Ultra shows promise to help with this revival.
SPIE ALP. Inventory out of control.
SPIE ALP. Inventory out of control. G. Dan Hutcheson The Chip Insider® SPIE Advanced Lithography and Patterning 2023: This is the penultimate conference on advanced lithography. Like many things, it goes through cycles of emergent behavior transitioning between chaos and order. Back between
