By-lined Articles
By-lined article Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart
Published in "Financial Times Deutschland"
A paradigm shift in the semiconductor industry: Could this be the end of Moore’s Law?
Ever since its beginnings roughly 50 years ago, the semiconductor industry has been shaped by a constant drive to produce smaller chip structures and to develop new manufacturing technologies. Formulated in 1965, Moore’s famous law, which states that the performance of microchips increases exponentially at regular intervals, has set the pace within the industry. Chip makers have always had to be at the forefront of each new generation of semiconductor technology in order to benefit from declining unit costs and to protect their competitive edge.
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By-lined article Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart
Published in "Börsenzeitung"
Semiconductor manufacturers need to focus more strongly on their core competencies
Radical consolidation in the semiconductor industry has been prophesied again and again in recent years. Allegedly, the industry is too fragmented, with two many providers jostling for position in an overcrowded market. Yet the huge wave of consolidation that was expected to leave just a few large players standing has so far failed to break on the industry's shores. Nor is it likely to do so in the near future. Having said that, the semiconductor industry has for some considerable time been experiencing a fundamental transition. Investment companies, for example, have recently discovered the attraction of this line of business. Read more