Are power semiconductor chips still in short supply in 2022?

However, some power semiconductor chips, especially chips in automotive, industrial control, IoT and other fields, are still in short supply. Looking forward to 2022, the global semiconductor industry will enter a period of more orderly growth. The tight industrial chain may ease, but high-end chip products will remain in high demand.

Are MCU chip prices stabilizing?

Arrow’s market trends report shows that MCU chip prices have begun to stabilize, while delivery cycles are still on an upward trend, which takes time to adjust. It can be seen that the global MCU market already has a structural imbalance, while demand for consumer electronics market has also declined.

Will high-end chip products remain in high demand in 2022?

The tight industrial chain may ease, but high-end chip products will remain in high demand. The global semiconductor market is expected to continue growing in 2022, but at a lower rate than in 2021. Gartner data show that the global semiconductor market size reached US $552.9 billion in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 26%.

How much are AI chips worth in 2022?

In 2022, more than a trillion chips were sold at an average selling price of US$0.57 per chip.11 Meanwhile, some gen AI chips were selling for US$40,000 each in 2023, or 70,000x higher, and therefore US$50 billion worth of chips might only be a volume of 1.25 million chips, or less than 0.1% of total chip volumes for the year.12

Is the 'chip shortage' affecting the semiconductor industry in 2022?

Arrow 4Q22 Trends Report (Source: Arrow) From Arrow’s quarterly trends reports, it is also clear that the wind has begun to change direction in the third year of "chip shortage". Overall, the global semiconductor industry will continue to maintain high prosperity in 2022.

Is US launching $3 billion effort to boost advanced chip packaging?

Mackenzie Hawkins, “US launches $3 billion efort to boost advanced chip packaging,” Bloomberg, November 20, 2023. IDC, “IDC: Worldwide semiconductor OSAT market grew 5.1% YoY in 2022, growth expected in 2024 due to accumulated advanced OSAT demand.”