Future of the Semiconductor Industry: Profitable Growth With New Dynamic Market Trends

The semiconductor industry is facing key challenges. In recent years, M&A mega deals have led to consolidations within the market, while the industry continues to mature. This leaves rather moderate growth prospects for the next three years. Companies have to consistently utilize limited organic growth sources and deal with the resulting areas of activity. To be successful in the long term, they must recognize the potential of the disruptive technologies and new markets that the Internet of Things will bring.

Growth sources for the semiconductor industry – how can companies relive previous success in the mobile consumer segment?

In the 1990s and even early 2000s, growth booms in the industry with annual sales growth of 30 to 40 percent were the norm. Thanks to the sharply increasing demand in the consumer market for PCs, laptops, and mobile phones, many smaller technology companies were able to grow into giants in the…