Chip Industry Week in Review


Global semiconductor sales hit $57 billion for the month of April 2025, a nearly 23% increase compared to April 2024 and a 2.5% increase versus March 2025, reports Semiconductor Industry Association. Here's the regional breakdown of year-over-year sales, in $US billions: Fig. 1: YoY semiconductor revenue and growth. Source: SIA Meanwhile, global semiconductor equipment billings grew 21%... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


Check out the Inside Chips podcast for our behind-the-scenes analysis. Newly proposed U.S. legislation called the Chip Security Act would use location verification tracking as a tool to help combat chip smuggling. This follows a report by the Economist that showed Taiwan exports of advanced chips to Malaysia in the first quarter has nearly reached 2024 totals, heightening concerns that China... » read more