The Semico IPI Outlook conference will cover the key points you need to know for planning.
Economic conditions have a big impact on consumer spending. How is 2007 shaping up on the economic front? What potholes or rainbows are out there?
Fab capacity and capacity utilization combined with end market demand are key factors in the pricing [...]

Frequent readers of Semico know that I am a fan of this convention and attend it during my family vacation. This year the Massimini’s enjoyed San Diego and ComicCon again. Yes, there were more geeks than you can shake a light saber at.
For those unfamiliar with ComicCon, it is the largest convention for comic books [...]

Last week, Sprint Nextel Corp. announced it would develop a 4G nationwide broadband mobile network using the mobile WiMAX technology standard. Together with Intel, Motorola, and Samsung, Sprint Nextel will develop a nationwide network infrastructure as well as mobile WiMAX chipsets. The network will use the 2.5GHz spectrum – Sprint Nextel holds 85% of this [...]

After a phenomenal first-quarter price collapse, the NAND market is preparing itself to break all revenue records in 2006. That’s the finding in Semico Research Corporation’s newly-released NAND forecast. Even though prices plummeted over 50% in the first quarter, this market’s stunning growth will allow it not only to meet 2005’s amazing $11 billion in [...]

Friday, the RIAA sued LimeWire for copyright infringement. The “Fastest File Sharing Program on the Planet,” LimeWire had been in discussion to install filters into their system, however their progress does not seem to have met the RIAA’s expectations.
LimeWire was started in 2000, and there have been over 20 million downloads of the program. It [...]