
05.23.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
European Update; Comments on U.S. Census Revision on Electronic Shipments, Orders and Inventories; Packaging Substrate Market; 1Q’12 Mobile Phone Shipment; “Mobile Phone “Gray Market”; WDM and SONET/SDH Optical Network Equipment Market; U.S. Leading Indicator and Industrial Production Updates Keep reading...
05.16.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Taiwan/China April Update; 1Q’12 Electronic Supply Chain Global Growth by Sector; 1Q’12 Silicon Wafer Shipments and 4Q’11 Photovoltaic Equipment Book/Bill; Flexible PCB Forecast for 2012; Semiconductor Probe Card Market Update Keep reading...
05.11.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
1Q’12 Growth by Sector for Global Electronic Supply Chain; March Semiconductor Shipments up 1.5% Sequentially; Improved Global Manufacturing Activity in April but Europe Lags; March U.S. Electronics Demand Edges up; 1Q’12 Smartphone Shipments up 42% versus Same Quarter in 2011; U.S. GDP expanded 2.2% in 1Q’12 Keep reading...
05.02.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Walt Custer provides the “Economic Outlook” portion of the April 2012 edition from Ed Henderson’s monthly Electronic Market Forecast. Keep reading...
04.25.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Japanese and Global Electronic Equipment and PCB Market Growth; Strong N. America and Japanese SEMI Equipment Shipments; Notebook and Ultrabook Market Projections; 4G Device and OLED Screen Market Forecasts; U.S. Industrial Production Keep reading...
04.18.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Regional Electronic Equipment Sales Growth; Taiwan/China and Europe Updates; 1Q’12 PC and Media Tablet Market Growth; Fabless Semiconductor 2011 Sales by Company Keep reading...
04.11.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Improved Electronics Demand; Global Industrial Production Growth, World PMI Leading Indicator, SIA Comments on February Semiconductor Shipments; Global Printed Electronics Market; World IT Spending Forecast; World Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Market; U.S. and Europe Purchasing Managers Indices Keep reading...
04.05.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
U.S. Electronics Demand Improves; N America PCB Orders Rise; Semiconductors Showing Signs of Recovery; Global Chip Foundry Market; Touch Screen End Markets; Top Semiconductor Suppliers in 2011; DRAM Forecast Keep reading...
03.28.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Updated Global Forecasts; Japanese Electronic Supply Chain Performance in January; Improving North American SEMI Equipment Demand; Worldwide SEMI Equipment Spending Forecast; Exchange Rate Updates Keep reading...
03.21.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Europe and Taiwan/China Updates; Top SEMI Equipment Suppliers in 2011; Upgraded 2012 Semiconductor Forecast; LED Lighting Driving Power Semiconductor Sales; U.S. and Global Industrial Production Growth; 2011 Decline in World TV Sales Keep reading...
03.14.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
GDP & Electronic Equipment Regional Growth Forecasts, US Electronics Update, Global Semiconductor Shipments by Region, Semiconductor Fab Spending Outlook, Personal Computer Shipment Forecast & 4Q'11 Disk Storage Market by Major Supplier Keep reading...
03.07.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Soft January Orders for U.S. Electronic Equipment; Global Semiconductor Data Potential Disruption; February PMIs Point to Continued Manufacturing Growth in U.S. and Signs of Stabilization in Europe; Updated Exchange Rates and Metal Prices; North American PCB January Data; 4Q’11 Server Market Keep reading...
03.01.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Fourth Quarter 2011 Global Electronic Supply Chain Performance; N American & Japanese SEMI Equipment Book/Bills; HDD Capacity Recovery; Notebook & Media Tablet Growth & Supplier Market Shares; Automotive Display, Ethernet Switch and e-Book Reader Markets Keep reading...
02.22.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
European Electronic Supply Chain and Component Distribution Updates; U.S. Leading Indicator Rises; Optical Network Equipment Suppliers; LED Lighting Supply & Demand; LTE Datacom Equipment; Smartphones & Media Tablet Markets Keep reading...
02.15.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Taiwan/China January Sales Update; SIA Comments on December Semiconductor Global Chip Shipments; Smartphone & Media Tablet Markets; Hitachi's HDD Production Outlook Keep reading...
02.08.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
European PCB Industry Update; December Global Semiconductor, U.S. Electronics and North American PCB Data Keep reading...
02.03.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
U.S. & Japanese Electronics Updates, Improved Chip Demand, HDD Price Trends, Foxconn Hon Hai Product Mix, EMS & ODM Forecast, Top OEM Semiconductor Buyers, Revised PC Market Forecast, 4Q'11 U.S. GDP Growth, U.S. Leading Indicator Rises, German Business Confidence Improves, Ultrabooks vs. Media Tablets Keep reading...
01.25.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
World & Japanese Printed Circuit Market Growth, U.S. & Global Industrial Production, Flash Memory & DRAM Growth and CAPEX, Chip Foundry Market, Cloud Server Forecast & Current Metal Prices Keep reading...
01.18.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Upturn in SE Asia, Taiwan & European Market Updates, Stabilized Material Prices, Global Wafer Fab Capacity, 4Q’11 Personal Computer Shipments, Global Handset Shipments for 2011 & 2012 Keep reading...
01.11.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Leading Indicators, U.S. "Factory Orders", Passive Components, U.S. Electronic Supply Chain Growth, World IT Spending Forecast, Exchange Rates & Metal Prices Keep reading...
01.04.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
November World Semiconductor Shipments, N American PCB Orders & Shipments, Electronic Materials and Process Equipment Sector Composites, Smartphone Volumes, World PCB Shipments for 2011 and 2012 (projected), U.S. Leading Indicator Increase and HDD Contract Demands for 2012 Keep reading...
12.28.2011 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
US & Japan Electronics Updates; Isola Prevails in Patent Suit; Applied Materials Predicts Rebound in 2H’12; Taiwan Flex Makers Benefit from Orders Shifted from Thailand; Japan SEMI Book/Bill Improves; Top 10 Semiconductor Producers in 2011; Global 3Q’11 Media Tablet Sales up 265% in 3Q’11 vs. 3Q’10 Keep reading...
12.21.2011 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Chinese Electronics Industry Busy Ahead of Lunar New Year; Recent 2012 Forecasts from Japan & Germany; Updated Semiconductor & SEMI Equipment Forecasts; 3Q’11 Wafer Fab Utilization, Capacity and Starts; Semiconductor Packaging Materials Market; U.S. Aerospace Outlook; HDD Supply & Demand Forecast through 4Q’12 Keep reading...
12.14.2011 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Taiwan/China & U.S. Updates, SEMI Year-end Forecast, SEMI Packaging Market, Component Maker to Supply for Peak Demand before Lunar New Year, External Storage Market Keep reading...
12.07.2011 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Walt Custer provides us with the latest WSTS semiconductor forecast through 2013, the latest world server and mobile device market data, and updated global & regional monthly electronic equipment shipments and PCB monthly shipments data. Keep reading...