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May-June 2022 — Contents


                            FEATURES                            NEWS
        Semiconductors in the time of COVID.  In                19-Semiconductor value in cars will reach $78.5B
        2021, a lethal virus, COVID-19, swept through           20-Researchers make quantum computing more noise resistant
        the world.  The changes it brought to the               24-Double-digit growth forecast for analog semiconductors
                                                                25-High growth forecast for smart home devices through 2026
        semiconductor industry were game-changing,              26-200mm foundries set to surge to record high —SEMI
        Editor Ron Iscoff, 3.                                   26-Global shipments of traditionall PCs declined 5% in 1Q22
                                                                27-Wafer capacity may climb 8.7% as new fabs come online
                                                                29-Worldwide PC shipments fell 7.3% in first quarter of 2022
        U.S. companies held 54% of the world-                   32-Engineers enable simple cameras to see in 3D
        wide IC market in 2021. South Korean chip               33-MCUs get a lift from automotive after 2021 rebound
                                                                40-Phones supporting Wi-Fi 6, 6E may exceed 80% by 2025
        makers took second place, followed by Taiwan-           42-Silicon carbide market may reach $6 billion by 2027
        ese suppliers, 22.                                      43-Total IC unit shipments forecast to grow 9% this year
                                                                44-Consumer electronics weakening; supply chain easing
                                                                46-Czech company prints concrete barriers for Ukraine
        Floating-base test sockets — What are                   47-Oreo cookies show the rheology of twisted wafers
        they good for?  The application guides the              48-Global LFP battery capacity may reach 60% in 2024
                                                                49-PolyJoule debuts low-cost, conductive polymer battery
        best choice, Aaron Petray, Robson Technolo-             Advertisers, Events, 29, Business Cards, 30-31
        gies, 38.                                               Socket Buyers’ Guide, 36-37
                                                                Cover: Of course there weren’t semiconductors in 1918, the time of the
        Semiconductor equipment sales set re-                   misnamed Spanish Flu. That flu is thought to have originated in Kansas.
                                                                It killed 675,000 in the U.S. and 500 million around the world before it
        cord $102.6 billion in 2021. This marked a              suddently ended in 1920.  The only protection against the spread of the
        stunning 44% growth compared to 2020, with              deadly illness was isolation.  Failure to follow government mandates was
                                                                harsh: The woman at right wears a sign that cautions failure to
        the Chinese repeating as the biggest spenders           wear a mask could mean jail,
        for the second year, 41.                                                     Advertisement
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