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According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) blog post,  U.S. semiconductor companies, including several SIA members, were among the top corporate recipients of U.S. patents in 2015 based on an analysis of new data from the  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. SIA industry  statistics and economic policy director Falan Yinug said five of the top 15 US corporate patent recipients are major semiconductor producers. The top five names on the list were iBM Corporation, Qualcomm Inc., Google,Inc., Intel Corporation and Microsoft Technology Licencing LLC. He said that this is  partly because U.S. semiconductor companies invest a higher share of sales into research and development than any other U.S. industry. On average, the U.S. semiconductor industry invests about one-fifth of total sales into R&D.  “While this is a huge amount, it does not guarantee company success in the industry. Rather, it is simply the business model that ...

Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is showing data that is pointing towards a declining attraction in the semiconductor industry, with a worldwide sales of semiconductors that fell by 5.8% year-on-year to US$26.9 billion in January this year compared to the US$28.5 billion a year ago. In a statement on its website March 3, SIA said that the figure was 2.7% lower month-on-month and 16.9% year-to-year. SIA president and CEO John Neuffer said global semiconductor sales decreased in January across most regional markets and product categories, largely due to softening demand and lingering macroeconomic headwinds. Regionally, sales decreased in most regions: China (-0.4% m-o-m/+4.3% y-o-y), Europe (-1.7%/-7.7%), Japan (-3.3%/-5.1%), Asia Pacific/All Other (-2.8%/-6.5%), and the Americas (-5.9%/-16.9%).  “Despite these challenges, modest market growth is projected for 2016, following essentially flat sales last year,” he said. It said sales also decreased acro...

TheEdge Markets has reported that global semiconductor sales fell 3% year-on-year in November last year, according to the US-based Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). SIA, representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, yesterday announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $28.9 billion for the month of November 2015, 0.3 percent lower than the previous month’s total of $29.0 billion and 3.0 percent down from the November 2014 total of $29.8 billion. All monthly sales numbers are compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization and represent a three-month moving average. A drop in sales for global semiconductor sales, source: WSTS Source: http://www.design-reuse.com/news/38963/november-2015-semiconductor-sales.html Well, if you are looking at Bursa Malaysia, it is normal to look at the export stocks these days especially given how RM has dropped so much from just a year ago. The weakened Ri...