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Semiconductors in electronic easily surpassed in 2017 with a 28.9%
systems set record in 2021 figure.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — The value of As shown, the semiconductor content figu
semiconductor content in electronic re took another big jump in 2018 and set
systems reached 33.2% last year, sur- a new high at 31.1%. However, driven by
passing the previous record high set a 25% increase in semiconductor sales last
in 2018, says a new report.
year semiconductor
content in electron-
ic systems reached
33.2% in 2021, a new
all-time high.
Of course, the trend
of increasingly higher
semiconductor value in
electronic systems has
a limit. Extrapolating
an annual increase in
the percent semicon-
ductor figure indefinite-
ly would, at some point
in the future, result
in the semiconductor
content of an electronic
system reaching 100%.
Historically, the driving force behind the The ultimate ceiling
higher average annual growth rate of the Whatever the ultimate ceiling is, once it
semiconductor industry as compared to is reached, the average annual growth for
the electronic systems market is the in- the semiconductor industry will closely
creasing value or content of semiconduc- track that of the electronic systems market
tors used in electronic systems (figure). (i.e., about 4% per year).
The first year on record that showed an In IC Insights’ opinion the “ceiling” is
increase in semiconductor content in elec- at least 40% but is not expected to be
tronic systems during a year when the reached within the next five years.
semiconductor market declined was 2009. icinsights.com
This situation repeated itself again in
2015. TSMC may add Taiwan assembly plant
Content rising TAIPEI, Taiwan — Various Asian me-
The total semiconductor market declined dia are reporting that Taiwan Semi-
by 1%, but the semiconductor content fig- conductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC)
ure rose from 24.5% in 2014 to 24.8% in is planning to build an advanced
2015. Until 2017, 2010 was the all-time packaging facility in Chiayi or Yunlin
high for semiconductor content in elec- County in Southern Taiwan. TSMC has
tronic systems at 25.9%. That mark was not confirmed the reports.
