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Demand is too high in the PC parts market for suppliers to keep up.
With entire families working or studying from home, many households are buying extra computers.
Experts expect this and other factors like overordering to stabilize by 2022.
Supply shortages are nothing new in the tech industry, and we seem to go through the same issue every few years. But a beyond-perfect storm has added up to a significant supply shortage in the PC market that likely isn t going to clear up anytime soon.
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Objections mount to Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm
Big names are urging antitrust officials to intervene in Nvidia s $40 billion bit to buy Arm. pixtum / Getty Images
It was probably inevitable, but companies are urging federal regulators to intervene or even block Nvidia’s planned $40 billion purchase of Arm Holdings.
Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm are among a number of companies concerned about whether they will continue to have equal access to Arm technology after the acquisition closes, according to both Bloomberg and CNBC. And CNBC goes so far as to ask regulators around the world to scuttle the deal altogether.
Feb 3, 2021
Despite the impact of Covid-19 on the global economy, the semiconductor market performed better than expected in 2020, fueled by the growth in cloud computing and demand for devices to support remote work and learning.
Worldwide semiconductor revenue grew to $442-billion in 2020, an increase of 5,4% compared to 2019, according to the Semiconductor Applications Forecaster (SAF) from International Data Corporation (IDC).
The DRAM and NAND markets also recovered after a poor 2019, growing 4% and 32,9%, respectively. IDC forecasts the semiconductor market will reach $476-billion in 2021, a 7,7% year-over-year growth rate as the various Covid-19 vaccines are disseminated and economies begin to open and gradually recover.
Despite the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy, the semiconductor market performed better than expected in 2020, fueled by the growth in cloud computing and demand for devices to support remote work and learning. Worldwide semiconductor revenue grew to $442 billion in 2020, an increase of 5.4% compared to 2019, according to the (SAF) from International Data Corporation (). The DRAM and NAND markets also recovered after a poor 2019, growing 4% and 32.9%, respectively. IDC forecasts the semiconductor market will reach $476 billion in 2021, a 7.7% year-over-year growth rate as the various COVID-19 vaccines are disseminated and economies begin to open and gradually recover.
The emergence of COVID-19 and subsequent measures taken to manage infection rates, including stay-at-home mandates, remote work, remote education, travel restrictions, and manufacturing shutdowns, created significant business volatility that impacted industries unevenly. “The nature of the recovery will depen
Posted February 2nd, 2021 for IDC
SAN MATEO, Calif., February 2, 2021 – Despite the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy, the semiconductor market performed better than expected in 2020, fueled by the growth in cloud computing and demand for devices to support remote work and learning. Worldwide semiconductor revenue grew to $442 billion in 2020, an increase of 5.4% compared to 2019, according to the Semiconductor Applications Forecaster (SAF) from International Data Corporation ( IDC ). The DRAM and NAND markets also recovered after a poor 2019, growing 4% and 32.9%, respectively. IDC forecasts the semiconductor market will reach $476 billion in 2021, a 7.7% year-over-year growth rate as the various COVID-19 vaccines are disseminated and economies begin to open and gradually recover.