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April 2008

Vol 9. No. 4

GSA Reports 2007 Semiconductor Industry Revenue

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) released the CYQ4 2007/year-end 2007 Global Semiconductor Fundings and Financials Report. The quarterly report includes funding and financial data for fabless, integrated device manufacturer (IDM), pure-play foundry, intellectual property, electronic design automation, design service and back-end sectors, as well as initial public offering and merger and acquisition data.

Key findings include:
• Semiconductor revenue totaled US$267.5 billion, with fabless and IDM revenue accounting for 20 percent and 80 percent of the 2007 semiconductor sales total, respectively

• 206 semiconductor companies (fabless, IDM and suppliers) raised $2.7 billion in 2007

• The top 20 semiconductor companies by 2007 revenue accounted for $158.4 billion, or 58 percent of total semiconductor revenue:

1. Intel Corp.: $38,334,000
2. Samsung: $19,924,615
3. Texas Instruments: $13,309,000
4. Toshiba Corp.: $12,977,303
5. STMicroelectronics: $10,001,000
6. Hynix Semiconductor: $9,188,450
7. Renesas: $8,001,000
8. NXP Semiconductors: $6,813,164
9. Infineon Technologies AG: $6,190,574
10. Advanced Micro Devices Inc.: $6,013,000
11. NEC Electronics Corporation: $5,862,181
12. Freescale Semiconductor: $5,722,000
13. Micron Technology: $5,693,000
14. Qualcomm - QCT Division: $5,619,000
15. Fujitsu: $4,760,338

To learn more about this report, visit: www.gsaglobal.org/publications/financials/index.asp

Tim Gouldson,
Editor, Canadian Electronics
tgouldson@clbmedia.ca
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