SAN FRANCISO—Semiconductor consumption by electronics manufacturers in the Chinese market grew by 23 percent last year, when China consumed more than a third of the chips produced globally for the first time, according to a report released Tuesday (Nov. 18) by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Amid the doom and gloom in hi-tech, there are at least two strong industries right now: the U.S. game console market and LEDs.

各种设备都转向数字，那么，对于模拟将发生什么？这类担忧并不是刚刚才有。每过几年，当一个现有的模拟技术(如广播电视或收音机甚至蜂窝电话)数字化之后，我就听到这样的担忧。事实上，以数字方式实现的系统越多，使之变成现实所需要模拟电路也越多，在实现外部 I/O、内部驱动器、信号完整性和电源时都需要模拟电路。

台积电公司日前表示，40纳米泛用型（40G）及40纳米低耗电（40LP）工艺正式进入量产，成为专业集成电路制造服务领域唯一量产40纳米工艺的公司。