It cannot be said that they did not see it coming, but at the same time it can be said that the fact of being unable to visualize the impact of Coronavirus COVID-19. The semiconductor industry declined last year by a high percentage of at least two decades. Reportedly, eight of the top 10 chip providers have no money and this 2020 is a tip they don't need.
The worst economic data since 2001, and the worst is yet to come …
If by 2019 the world economy rises with the idea of a new economic downturn that scares investment in strategic sectors and reputations such as semiconductors (logically related to end products such as processors, graphics cards or smartphones) 2020 will be a year to forget and be careful.
Global semiconductor revenue has decreased a 11.7%, which has produced a $ 56.6 billion compare to the year 2018. This information has been compiled since 2001 and has been an instrument for the entire industry, as it has been the worst ever since, overcoming the decline that occurred in 2009 following the global credit crunch when the amount of -10.9%.
The most affected were directly the ones over the years that made the money, that is, the providers of NAND Flash memory chips as Samsung, SK Hynix or Micronwhere the fall has come 30% This data did not point to a new national Coronavirus COVID-19 problem, but analysts have already warned: there will be problems with some companies.
Everyone is drowning because of Coronavirus COVID-19, except Intel
Unlike the industry, Intel is the only company in existence green numbers, is growing at 1.3%, which has also come in first place in the global semiconductor space. But what if you lose all terrains in AMD?
The answer comes from one keyword: diversity. As we all know, Intel changed its business model over the last few years to a much broader strategy than its competitors, thus focusing on critical products and end markets.
This avoided the company's reliance on a single product or product type, such as that of processors, but nonetheless, in this category of CPUs it achieved zero growth, that is, there was no loss and no revenue. In contrast, sales of logic chips increased 7.1%.
Intel is currently split into five different teams covering various components: data center, Internet of Things (IoT) (including autonomous driving), 3D NAND flash memory for hard drive region, organized semiconductors and PCs. Yes, four of the five groups grew and recorded revenue, emphasizing the company's driving independence 25.9%.
We'll see if the blue giant can stay behind the numbers for this new problem Coronavirus COVID-19, but above all, we will look at the future of many companies that will not be able to cope with this economic downturn and who will need to make great efforts to survive.
