Mid-year semiconductor market forecast for 2015: near flat to small growth

The year 2015 is neither a significant growth nor a fall for the semiconductor chip industry. By looking at the performance of most of the semiconductor companies up to the second quarter of 2015, it can be estimated a very small growth or near flat growth curve compared to 2014. Something to cheer up is, no signs of dreaded cyclical fall in 2015. However there are some markets such as personal computer chips, DRAM and other semiconductor memory not doing well in 2015. Even if Windows 10 can bring some growth to PC market, most of the growth will slip into 2016 and with possibility of some good show in last quarter of 2015. The smart phone market is also -- if not negative, has slowed down a bit. The wearable and the IOT market continues to grow. Automotive and smart home looks to be a lot more hopeful compared to other areas in the coming quarters and years. Electric vehicle and also ADAS giving significant growth to broad range of semiconductor devices. The television market in the consumer electronics space is not disappointing area, particularly in the emerging economies. Analog IC and power semiconductor having good time in 2015. To get some more facts and figures on what's happening in the global semiconductor market, here is the latest analysis from US industry body Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA): SIA state...