Design And Reuse Search IP IP Based SoC News Industry Articles Blogs IP-SOC 2011 D R Products Login Join Bluetooth H.264 Serdes PCIe Browse Silicon IPs by Category Silicon IP Vendors Browse Verification IPs by Category Verification IPs Vendors Wanted IPs IP Analytics Industry Expert Blogs Will Rising Smartphone Tide Lift Semiconductor Boats in 2012 SemiWiki Ed McKernan Dec . 19, 2011 The announcement by Intel earlier this week that they would come up short this quarter is a reminder that it is not growth , but very high growth that covers a Multitude of Economic Sins many which are unforeseen The semiconductor industry has had to endure three major crises this year beginning with the Japan earthquake in March , followed by the Thailand Flood and now the European Sovereign Debt Crises thatDuring my annual holiday meal with one of my favorite EDA icons some rather bold predictions were made. On his side it was more of what he would LIKE to see happen, on my side it was more of what will HAVE to happen for the semiconductor ecosystem to thrive in the coming years. Mike Gianfagna (Viva Italia!) spent 15+ years with RCA/GE Semiconductor Division before going to the dark side (EDA). I worked for Mike at Zycad, after that he was a VP at Cadence then eSilicon, CEO at Aprio, and now VP at Atrenta. Mike knows semiconductor design and manufacturing, believe it. Mike also knows wine, is a great visionary, and an excellent lunch date (he paid)! View the full article HEREDesign And Reuse Search IP IP Based SoC News Industry Articles Blogs IP-SOC 2011 D R Products Login Join Bluetooth H.264 Serdes PCIe Browse Silicon IPs by Category Silicon IP Vendors Browse Verification IPs by Category Verification IPs Vendors Wanted IPs IP Analytics Industry Expert Blogs IC capacity utilization declined in 3Q 2011 SemiWiki Bill Jewell Dec . 16, 2011 SICAS Semiconductor Industry Capacity Statistics has released its 3Q 2011 data , available through the SIA at : SICAS data Beginning with 2Q 2011 the SICAS membership list no longer includes the Taiwanese companies Nanya Technology , Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd . TSMC or United Microelectronics Corporation UMC TSMC and UMC are the two largest foundries , with 2010 revenues of 13.3 billion and 4.0 billion ,