Semiconductor industry is recovering next year

Henri Richard, senior vice president of Freescale Semiconductor, a US mobile phone chip maker, pointed out on the 9th at the Electronica 2010 that the semiconductor industry has stepped out of the shadow of the global financial crisis. Ming (2011) market conditions will be easier to grasp. Carlo Bozzotti, CEO of STMicroelectronics, said that the semiconductor industry is expected to grow by 5-10% next year, and Q4 will be flat.

Peter Bauer, chief executive officer of Infineon, believes that the surge in semiconductor demand in the first half of the year is not related to customer demand, and that the semiconductor industry will return to normal performance in the second half of the year. Bauer expressed concern about the current exchange rate fluctuations. He said that companies are unable to reverse this situation.

Driven by the strong demand for corporate re-stocking, chip manufacturers increased their production in response to the increase in production in early 2010, and current demand will tend to be moderate.