January 23, 2012
- New Release - Semiconductor Silicon Demand Forecast revision 1200 - an Excel model of semiconductor revenue and silicon demand with detailed forecasts by product type and linewidth. Revision 1200 features new formatting and updated data. BUY NOW!
January 3, 2012
- New Release - Strategic Cost Model revision 1200 is now available with new features and updated data. The Strategic Model projects technology requirements, wafer fab configurations and costs from 2009 to 2024 based on the ITRS. BUY NOW!
- Industry Status as of January 2012 - November 2012 growth was -7.8% versus November of 2010. The year continues to weaken and we are now forecasting the year will end at less than 1% growth. We are expecting stronger growth in 2012 baring a worsening of the European debt crisis.
January 2, 2012
- New Release - the 2012 IC Cost and Price Model revision 1200 is now available with 4 new processes and updated data. Easily calculate the manufacturing cost and selling price of most low power silicon ICs. BUY NOW!
December - 2011
- New Release - 300mm and 450mm Watch - revision 1108 is now out with tracking of 9 - 450mm projects and 139 - 300mm projects. BUY NOW! (12/28/2011)
- Industry Status as of December 2011 - October growth was -4.1% versus october of last year. April through August and October have all shown negative growth. We continue to expect 2011 to end with approximately 1% growth for the year overall. For 2012 we are expecting 5% to 10% growth as long as the European debt crisis doesn't get worse. (12/28/2011)
November - 2011
- New Release - Strategic Cost Model revision 1109 is now available with new features and updated data. The Strategic Model projects technology requirements, wafer fab configurations and costs from 2009 to 2024 based on the ITRS. BUY NOW! (11/29/2011)
- New Release - 300mm Watch is now 300mm and 450mm Watch and includes tracking of announced 450mm fabs as well as all current and announced 300mm fabs. Revision 1107 is now out with tracking of 8 - 450mm projects and 138 - 300mm projects. BUY NOW! (11/29/2011)
- New Release - the 2011 IC Cost and Price Model revision 1109 is now available with 16 new processes. Easily calculate the cost and price of most low power silicon ICs. BUY NOW! (11/15/2011)
- New Release - MEMS Cost Model revision 1103 is now available with updated new fab, product, test and package options. The MEMS model is a complete MEMS product costing solution. BUY NOW! (11/03/2011)
- Industry Status as of September 2011 - September growth came in at -1.3% versus September of last year on an actual basis. September is the sixth consecutive month of negative growth versus 2010. We expect overall growth for 2011 to end at 1%. Our initial look at 2012 is projecting close to 10% growth. (11/02/2011)
October - 2011
- New Article - IC Knowledge President Scotten W. Jones presented Economics of the ITRS at ISMI Manufacturing Week last Wednesday. The presentation summarizes some results from our Strategic Cost Model and 300mm and 450mm Equipment Forecast products. (10/21/2011)
- New Article - IC Knowledge President Scotten W. Jones has published a short article in Advanced Substrate News on cost competitiveness of FDSOI for 22nm/20nm logic use. The article is available here. The original report this work comes from is available here. (10/21/2011)
- New Release - the 2011 IC Cost and Price Model revision 1108 is now available with five new processes. Easily calculate the cost and price of most low power silicon ICs. BUY NOW! (10/14/2011)
- New Release - Strategic Cost Model revision 1108 is now available with new features and updated data. The Strategic Model projects technology requirements, wafer fab configurations and costs from 2009 to 2024 based on the ITRS. BUY NOW! (10/14/2011)
- Industry Status as of August 2011 -
August growth is -5.2% versus August of 2010. Growth on both a month over month and year-to-date basis has been weakening all year. We are now expecting industry growth for 2011 to average 1% for the full year. (10/03/2011)
- New Release - 300mm Watch is now 300mm and 450mm Watch and includes tracking of announced 450mm fabs as well as all current and announced 300mm fabs. Revision 1106 is now out with tracking of 7 - 450mm projects and 136 - 300mm projects. BUY NOW! (10/03/2011)
- Conference Presentation - IC Knowledge President Scotten W. Jones will be presenting the Economics of the ITRS at ISMI Manufacturing week. Mr. Jones also has some availability to meet with customers. To schedule a meeting please email us. (10/03/2011)
September - 2011
- New Release - 300mm Watch is now 300mm and 450mm Watch and includes tracking of announced 450mm fabs as well as all current and announced 300mm fabs. Revision 1105 is now out with tracking of 450mm projects and 135 - 300mm projects. BUY NOW! (09/26/2011)
- New Release - the 2011 IC Cost and Price Model revision 1107 is now available with a new process and new features. Easily calculate the cost and price of most low power silicon ICs. BUY NOW! (09/23/2011)
- Industry Status as of July 2011 - July 2011 came in at -2.6% growth month-over-month. Year-to-date Q1 has shown 8.97% growth, Q2 -0.64% growth and Q3 has started with -2.6% growth. Our current 5% to 7% growth forecast for the year is now clearly in jeopardy. (09/06/2011)
- New Release - Semiconductor Silicon Demand Forecast revision 1106 - an Excel model of semiconductor revenue and silicon demand with detailed forecasts by product type and linewidth. Revision 1106 features updated data. BUY NOW! (09/06/2011)
- New Release - 300mm and 450mm Equipment Forecast revision 1103 is now available. This brand new product utilizes our Strategic Cost Model and Semiconductor Silicon Demand Forecast to produce a detailed equipment forecast for 2009 to 2024. Price includes twelve months of updates with phone and email support. Revision 1103 features updated data and new features. BUY NOW! (09/06/2011)
August - 2011
- New Release - Semiconductor Silicon Demand Forecast revision 1105 - an Excel model of semiconductor revenue and silicon demand with detailed forecasts by product type and linewidth. Revision 1105 features updated data and improved features. BUY NOW! (08/29/2011)
- Conference Presentation - IC Knowledge President Scotten W. Jones will be presenting the Economics of the ITRS at ISMI Manufacturing week. (08/29/2011)
- New Release - the 2011 IC Economics report is now available. Expanded and updated, the report is 230 pages long with 228 full color figures and 60 tables. The includes a lot of new analysis based on our new ITRS driven strategic products. BUY NOW! (08/23/2011)
- New Release - Strategic Cost Model revision 1107 is now available with new features and updated data. The Strategic Model projects technology requirements, wafer fab configurations and costs from 2009 to 2024 based on the ITRS. BUY NOW! (08/03/2011)
- New Release - the 2011 IC Cost and Price Model revision 1106 is now available with new processes and other updates. Easily calculate the cost and price of most low power ICs. BUY NOW! (08/01/2011)
- Industry Status as June 2011 - June 2011 was flat with June 2010 after two months of negative growth versus the same month in the previous year. We are now forecasting total 2011 growth to be in the 5% to 7% range. (08/01/2011)
July - 2011
- New Release - 300mm Watch is now 300mm and 450mm Watch and includes tracking of announced 450mm fabs as well as all current and announced 300mm fabs. Revision 1104 is now out with tracking of 450mm projects and 134 - 300mm projects. BUY NOW! (07/18/2011)
- FDSOI more cost effective than bulk for 22nm SOC - IC Knowledge has completed a study for Soitec comparing Fully Depleted SOI (FDSOI) to bulk silicon at 22nm for System On A Chip (SOC) applications. The FDSOI Versus Bulk study found that FDSOI is the more cost effective solution. (07/12/2011)
- New Release - the 2011 IC Cost and Price Model revision 1105 is now available with new features and updated data. Easily calculate the cost and price of most low power ICs. BUY NOW! (07/08/2011)
- Industry Status as of May 2011 - May showed negative growth of -3.2% versus May of 2010. Although our forecast model continues to show greater than 10% growth for the year we believe that 5% to 10% is more likely especially in light of year-to-date growth having fallen to 4.9%. (07/07/2011)
- New Release - 300mm and 450mm Equipment Forecast revision 1102 is now available. This brand new product utilizes our Strategic Cost Model and Semiconductor Silicon Demand Forecast to produce a detailed equipment forecast for 2009 to 2024. Price includes twelve months of updates with phone and email support. We are now shipping this product with both unit and dollar forecasts included. BUY NOW! (07/03/2011)
June - 2011
- New Release - the 2011 IC Cost and Price Model revision 1104 is now available with six new processes and updated data. Easily calculate the cost and price of most low power ICs. BUY NOW! (06/24/2011)
- New Release - Semiconductor Silicon Demand Forecast revision 1104 - an Excel model of semiconductor revenue and silicon demand with detailed forecasts by product type and linewidth. Revision 1104 features updated data and improved features. BUY NOW! (06/15/2011)
- New Release - the 2011 IC Cost and Price Model revision 1103 is now available with updated data. Easily calculate the cost and price of most low power ICs. BUY NOW! (06/10/2011)
- New Release - Strategic Cost Model revision 1106 is now available with new features and updated data. The Strategic Model projects technology requirements, wafer fab configurations and costs from 2009 to 2024 based on the ITRS. BUY NOW! (06/07/2011)
- Industry Status as of April 2011 - April growth was essentially flat with April of 2010. The last three months have been weak with the year-to-date continually declining We are now revising our forecast to 5% to 10% growth versus our original greater than 10% growth for the year. (06/01/2011)
- New Release - 300mm Watch is now 300mm and 450mm Watch and includes tracking of announced 450mm fabs as well as all current and announced 300mm fabs. Revision 1103 is now out with tracking of 3 announced 450mm projects and 1 expected 450mm project plus 134 - 300mm projects. BUY NOW! (06/01/2011)
May - 2011
April - 2011
- New Release - the 2011 IC Cost and Price Model revision 1102 is now available with three new processes. Easily calculate the cost and price of most low power ICs. BUY NOW! (04/18/2011)
- New Release - 300mm and 450mm Equipment Forecast revision 1100 is now available. This brand new product utilizes our Strategic Cost Model and Semiconductor Silicon Demand Forecast to produce a detailed equipment forecast for 2009 to 2024. Price includes twelve months of updates with phone and email support. BUY NOW! (04/10/2011)
- New Release - Semiconductor Silicon Demand Forecast revision 1103a - an Excel model of semiconductor revenue and silicon demand with detailed forecasts by product type and linewidth. Revision 1103a features improved features. BUY NOW! (04/05/2011)
- Industry Status as of April 2011 - February growth was 11.9% versus February of 2010. However, the 7.9% drop in February revenue versus January was larger than normal and is cause for some concern. It is possible February is a one-time drop due to the Japan Tsunami or it could be the start of weaker than expected growth. If the next two months show continued weakness we may need to revise our forecast downward. (04/04/2011)
March - 2011
- New Release - The MEMS Cost Model revision 1101 is now available with a new feature and updates. The MEMS model is a complete MEMS product costing solution. BUY NOW! (03/28/2011)
- New Release - 300mm Watch is now 300mm and 450mm Watch and includes tracking of announced 450mm fabs as well as all current and announced 300mm fabs. BUY NOW! (03/28/2011)
- Special Offer - Buy the 2010 IC Economics report now and get a free upgrade to the 2011 report when in is released in June. BUY NOW! (03/24/2011)
- New Release - Semiconductor Silicon Demand Forecast revision 1102 - an Excel model of semiconductor revenue and silicon demand with detailed forecasts by product type and linewidth. Revision 1102 features updated data. BUY NOW! (03/15/2011)
- New Release - Strategic Cost Model revision 1104 is now available with new features and improved calculations. The Strategic Model projects technology requirements, wafer fab configurations and costs from 2009 to 2024 based on the ITRS. BUY NOW! (03/14/2011)
- Industry Status as of March 2011 - January 2011 growth was 17.2% versus January of 2010. Based on "typical" monthly patterns January is consistent with 11.3% growth for all of 2011. (03/07/2011)
February - 2011
January - 2011
- New Release - The MEMS Cost Model revision 1100 is now available with updated data and new processes. The MEMS model is a complete MEMS product costing solution. BUY NOW! (01/25/2011)
- New Release - Our 300mm Watch Database revision 81 is now available with data on 132 fabs and projections through 2015. The price of $1,150 includes 12 months of updates. BUY NOW! (01/07/2011)
- Conference Presentation (Updated Version) - A Simulation Study of 450mm Wafer Fabrication Costs - presented at ISMI Manufacturing Week, November 2011. This version has been updated to fix a calculation error that effected two charts. (01/07/2011)
- New Release - the 2011 IC Cost and Price Model revision 1100 is now available with updated data. Easily calculate the cost and price of most low power ICs. BUY NOW! (01/07/2011)
- New Release - Strategic Cost Model revision 1102 is now available. Projects wafer fab configurations and costs to 2024 based on the ITRS. BUY NOW! (01/07/2011)
- Industry Status as of January 2011 - November 2010 growth has come in at 13.9% versus November of 2009. This is in-line with our expectations and we continue to expect the year to end at 31% to 33% overall growth versus 2009. Our preliminary look at 2011 is indication 10% to 15% growth for the year. (01/07/2011)
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