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March 2022 — Contents
Volume 13, Number 3
Features NEWS
37-Automobile chip shortage caused by surge in demand
38-Solid growth for tablets and Chromebooks forecast
Buy low, sell high! How the Market picks the 40-NVIDIA - Arm Semi deal off over security concerns
winners, Editor Ron Iscoff. The stock market 42-8 in. wafer capacity remains tight, but likely to ease
is always a challenge. While some semiconductor 44-Sales of sensors/actuators and discretes rose in 2021
45-China’s share of wafer capacity continues to climb
stocks are like magic, others can’t seem to develop 46-Ukraine situation may impact neon supply
real momentum despite impressive profits, 3. 47-Chip sales to rise 7.1% CAGR through 2026
Intel expands Israel presence with Tower Advertisers, Events, 43
Semi acquisition. Responsible for 7.5% of Israel’s Business Card Ads, 48-49
exports and a labor force of 12,000, the Tower
purchase adds two fabs, 35.
Cover: John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) is pictured on
this month’s cover. Morgan was one of America’s early
Apple was the biggest buyer of semiconduc- financial powerhouses. Born in Hartford, Conn., he was
tors in 2021. The top 10 OEMs increased their the founder of U.S. Steel, General Electric and Interna-
chip spending, however, by 25.2% and accounted tional Harvestor; he held controlling interests in Aetna,
for 42.1% of the total market, 39. Pullman, Western Union and 21 railroads. Morgan was
also a banker and major investor on Wall Street. Once he
Semiconductor silicon shipments set record. was asked, “What will the stock market do?” His reply, “It
According to SEMI, silicon wafer area shipments will fluctuate.”
in 2021 increased 14%, while wafer revenue rose Contents Copyright ©2022 by TAP TIMES
13% compared to 2020, topping $12 billion, 41.
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