SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Each of the top-five IC product categories in terms of 2020 sales all have ties to computing or communication applications, says IC Insights. With estimated sales of $65.2 billion, DRAM tops the list with the greatest sales revenue this year, followed by NAND flash. Computer and cellphone processors also make the list, along with computer—special purpose logic.

TAIPEI – Foxconn saw consolidated revenues climb 13.1% year-over-year and 11.2% sequentially in November to NT$681.4 billion (US$24 billion).

MORRISVILLE, NC – iNEMI will hold an end-of-project webinar on conformal coating Dec. 16 and Jan. 5.

SHANGHAI – Universal Scientific Industrial has completed the acquisition of Asteelflash through the acquisition of its parent company, Financière AFG.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The global wearables market grew 35.1% year-over-year during the third quarter, with total shipments reaching 125 million units, according to International Data Corp.

WASHINGTON – Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $39 billion in October, an increase of 6% year-over-year and 3.1% sequentially, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

MILPITAS, CA – Global semiconductor equipment billings surged 30% year-over-year to $19.4 billion in the third quarter, says SEMI.

BOSTON – Flexible hybrid electronics is expected to be an approximately $3 billion market by 2030, according to IDTechEx. Flexible hybrid electronics is an emerging technology that removes a previous tradeoff, specifically between the flexibility of printed electronics and functionality of conventional PCBs, and is thus rapidly gaining traction, the firm added.

TOKYO – Oki Electric Industry Co. reported fiscal first half 2021 net sales of 173.5 billion yen (US$1.67 billion), down 20.6% year-over-year.

SHANGHAI – Jiangsu Xiehe Electronic went public this week on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, with a public offering price of RMB 26.56 (US$4.06) per share.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC’s president and CEO John Mitchell released a statement on the final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act:

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The ongoing surge in PC demand is expected to continue as work from home and remote education needs mix with the holiday spending season, according to International Data Corp.