Recent #IDC news in the semiconductor industry

about 23 hours ago

➀ IDC forecasts 0.6% YoY growth in 2025 smartphone shipments to 1.24 billion units, citing market saturation and longer refresh cycles;

➁ China's 3% growth is driven by government subsidies benefiting Android, while Apple faces a 1.9% decline due to Huawei competition and subsidy ineligibility;

➂ The US market grows 1.9% despite trade war impacts, mitigated by carrier deals and premium device launches in late 2025.

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1 day ago

➀ Despite the uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs, PC shipments are expected to soar, with IDC adjusting their forecast upwards due to the 90-day pause on tariffs by the Trump administration.

➁ The forecast is based on strong results in the first quarter of 2025 and the anticipation of a healthy commercial demand for PCs.

➂ However, there are concerns about the impact of worsening macroeconomic conditions and budget pressures on organizations in Europe.

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1 day ago

➀ IDC revises 2025 global PC shipment forecast to 274M units, citing 4.1% YoY growth driven by manufacturers rushing to beat U.S. tariffs and Windows 11 migration;

➁ Tariff exemptions during a 90-day pause motivate bulk shipments to the U.S., but oversupply risks loom post-deadline;

➂ Windows 10's EOL in October 2025 may accelerate Windows 11 adoption, while AI PCs remain a delayed hope for 2026.

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2 months ago

➀ The enterprise WLAN market in Q4 2024 grew by 3.2% to reach $2.6 billion, according to IDC, but for the full year the market declined by 12.7% year-on-year, ending at $9.4 billion.

➁ The latest Wi-Fi standards, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7, are driving this growth, with Wi-Fi 6E accounting for 29.0% of the dependent access point market segment revenues in 4Q24 and Wi-Fi 7 contributing 10.2%.

➂ In the Americas, the market increased by 6.1% year-on-year in 4Q24, but declined by 16.7% for the full year. In China, the market declined by 20.1% year-on-year in 4Q24 and by 14.2% for the full year.

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2 months ago

➀ The server market grew 91% year-over-year in Q4 2024, with revenue reaching a record $77.3 billion. Revenue from x86 servers increased 59.9% to $54.8 billion, and non-x86 servers increased 262.1% to $22.5 billion. Servers with embedded GPUs saw a 192.6% year-over-year growth.

➁ Nvidia dominated the server GPU market with over 90% of shipments with embedded GPUs in 2024Q4. The adoption of servers with embedded GPUs by hyperscalers and cloud service providers has been a significant driver of market growth.

➂ The U.S. was the second fastest-growing region in the server market, with China also experiencing significant growth. Dell Technologies and Supermicro tied for the number one position in the market, followed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IEIT Systems, and Lenovo.

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5 months ago
➀ Memory growth is expected to exceed 24% due to the increasing adoption of high-end products like HBM3 and HBM3e, with HBM4 introduction in H2 2025. Non-memory is projected to grow 13% driven by advanced node ICs for AI servers, high-end mobile phone ICs, and WiFi7. ➁ The Asia-Pacific IC design market is set to grow 15% as inventory levels stabilize, personal device demand rises, and AI computing expands. ➂ TSMC's market share is projected to increase in Foundry 1.0 and 2.0, with the expansion of advanced nodes like 2nm and 3nm. ➃ 2nm and 3nm production is expected to accelerate, with TSMC and Samsung leading the way. ➄ Foundry capacity utilization is expected to increase, and 2025 is critical for 2nm mass production. ➅ China's packaging and testing market share is set to rise, and FOPLP will grow rapidly post-2025.
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8 months ago
➀ The traditional PC market is expected to remain flat in 2024 with 261 million units shipped, while the tablet market is forecast to grow by 7.2% year-over-year, leading to a 2.6% overall growth for PCs + tablets. ➁ Excluding China, the global traditional PC market would have grown by 2.8%, but China's economic challenges have impacted PC sales, though Huawei has sustained domestic tablet demand. ➂ IDC predicts a 4.3% year-over-year growth for traditional PCs in 2025 due to the end of Windows 10 support, which could also benefit Apple's market share. ➃ AI PC adoption is driven by the need for new PCs rather than a specific demand for AI functionality.
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