MENU

Gartner reduces chip market forecast, again

Gartner reduces chip market forecast, again

Market news |
By eeNews Europe



This is a reduction from a forecast from a 4 percent growth forecast given by Gartner in April 2015. The reason is softness in electronic equipment purchasing such as personal and tablet computers. In the first quarter of 2015 Gartner was predicting a market increase of 5.7 percent.

"The outlook for the major applications that drive the semiconductor market, including PCs, smartphones, and tablets, have all been revised downward. This, combined with the impact of the strong dollar on demand in key markets, has resulted in a lower semiconductor forecast for 2015," said Jon Erensen, research director at Gartner, in a statement "The typical second-quarter bounce did not materialize this year, and as a result, the semiconductor industry is more back-end loaded and dependent on a strong third-quarter rebound, driven by Windows 10 and the ramp-up to the holiday season."

"Any issues with the launches of Windows 10 or [Intel processor] Skylake in the third quarter of 2015, which are expected to reinvigorate PC sales, could lead to further decline," said Erensen.

Gartner expects a DRAM oversupply to develop in 2016 as limited additional capacity comes online and technology migration continues. DRAM industry revenue is expected to decline 17.4 percent in 2016 and 7 percent in 2017.

Related links and articles:

www.gartner.com

News articles:

Tablet computer market set to fall in 2015

Gartner lowers 2015 chip market growth forecast

Chip market grew 7.9 percent in 2014, says Gartner

If you enjoyed this article, you will like the following ones: don't miss them by subscribing to :    eeNews on Google News

Share:

Linked Articles
10s