Semiconductors will grow by single digits in 2012

The economic climate in 2011 was not as good as expected at the beginning of the year, showing an ups and downs, mainly due to the impact of the 311 earthquake in Japan, the European debt issue, and floods in Thailand. Looking forward to 2012, according to forecasts of various research institutions, the growth rate of the semiconductor industry is all single digits, the most optimistic is 8%, more conservative than about 2.2%, there are agencies estimated 3.1%. Overall, the semiconductor industry still showed a positive growth pattern in 2012.

In 2012, the single-digit growth of the global semiconductor industry seems to have become the consensus of the industry. The growth rate varies from 2 to 8%, and although the industry maintains growth, it will face many challenges. The industry needs more cooperation and innovation. As far as the packaging industry is concerned, Ma Guanghua, deputy general manager of Shaping Products, said that there have been many examples of cross-industry cooperation, including the cooperation between the packaging industry and solar energy, and the case where the packaging industry has stepped into the LED field. In addition, he believes that the industry will not have dominance, and that there are more than two major players.