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Global Semiconductors Industry


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NEW YORK, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Global Semiconductors Industry

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The global outlook series on the Semiconductors Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. Illustrated with 34 fact-rich market data tables, the report offers a rudimentary overview of the industry, and highlights latest trends and demand drivers. Regional markets briefly abstracted and covered include United States, Canada Europe (Germany, UK, Italy), Asia Pacific (Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, India, South Korea) and Latin America (Brazil). The report offers a compilation of recent mergers, acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 832 companies worldwide.

1. SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY - AN INTRODUCTION 1

A Rudimentary Overview 1

Industry Structure 1

Key Industry Participants 1

Independent Device Manufacturers 1

Fabless Chip Company 2

Foundries 2

Material Suppliers 2

Distributors 2

Factors Influencing the Market 2

Cyclical Nature of Industry 2

Rapidly Changing Technology 3

End Market Demand 3

Increasing Semiconductor Content 3

Capacity Utilization 3

Globalization 4

Incompatibilities 4

Product Life Cycles 4

Environmental Concerns 4

Economic and Political Uncertainties 4

2. MARKET ANALYSIS 5

Market Overview 5

Current & Future Analysis 5

Table 1: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Semiconductors by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (Including Japan) and Rest of World Markets

Independently Analyzed by Annual Revenue (in US$ million) for

Years 2010 through 2015 7

Table 2: World 5-Year Perspective for Semiconductors by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Revenue

for United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Including

Japan), and Rest of World Markets for the Years 2011 & 2015 8

Table 3: Global Semiconductor Market (2011): Percentage Share

Breakdown of Revenue by Product Category 8

By End-Use Segment 9

Table 4: World Market for Semiconductors (2011) - Percentage

Share Breakdown of Dollar Sales by End-Use Segment -

Computers, Communications, Consumer Electronics, Automotive

Electronics and Others 9

Semiconductor Equipment & Material Market 9

Table 5: Global Semiconductor Equipment Market (2011):

Percentage Share Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Equipment Type 10

Table 6: Global Semiconductor Equipment Market (2011):

Percentage Share Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Region/Country 10

Noteworthy Trends, Growth Drivers & Issues 10

Consumer Electronics Drives Semiconductor Market Growth 10

Digital Home to Trigger Future Market Expansion 10

Increasing Demand for LCD Semiconductors 11

Growing Demand for Automotive Semiconductors 11

Hybrid Vehicles - A Major End-Use Segment for Semiconductors 11

Wireless Communications Boosts Sales 12

Smartphones to Fuel Growth in Handset Semiconductors Market 12

Power Semiconductors Market 12

Table 7: Global Power Semiconductors Market (2010 & 2015):

Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Sector 13

DTV Drives Growth of Broadcast RF Power Semiconductor Market 13

Clinical Segment Leads Medical Semiconductors Market 14

Boom in the PC Market to Boost Semiconductor Sales 14

Optoelectronics Market - A Key Revenue Spinner for

Semiconductor Industry 14

Growing Proliferation of Sensors to Boost Market Prospects

for Semiconductors 15

Technology Convergence to Fetch Business for Semiconductor

Industry 15

Increasing Role of e-Commerce in Semiconductor Sales 15

Frantic Stocking May Lead to Excess Inventory for Vendors 15

3D Chips: Market & Technology Overview 16

A Quick Primer 16

Appeal of 3D Chip Soars Among End-Use Sectors 16

Production Scenario 17

Production of 12-Inch Wafer-Based Semiconductors to Grow Two

-Fold 17

Table 8: Global Semiconductor Manufacturing on 12-Inch

Wafers (2010-2015): Yearly Breakdown of Production Volume

(in Million of Sq Inches of Silicon) 17

Table 9: Global Semiconductor (ASSP & ASIC Silicon) Design

Market (2011): Breakdown of Number of Designs by Process

Node 18

Relocation to Low Cost Centers 18

Table 10: Global Semiconductor Market (2011): Percentage

Breakdown of Production by Country/Region 18

Fast Pace of Changing Technology 19

Chipmakers Explore New Materials for Improved Performance 19

Table 11: Global Wafer Fab Material Market (2011):

Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Material Type 19

Table 12: Global Fab Material Market (2011): Percentage

Share Breakdown of Revenue by Region/Country 19

Table 13: Global Semiconductor Packaging Material Market

(2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Material

Type 20

Table 14: Global Semiconductor Packaging Material Market

(2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by

Region/Country 20

Design Services Gain Steam 20

450mm Chip Wafers: Now Closer to Reality 21

Regional Markets: A Review 21

China 21

South Korea 21

Taiwan 21

India 21

EU 22

Competitive Scenario 22

Table 15: Leading Players in the Global Semiconductor Market

(2010): Percentage Breakdown by Value Sales by Leading

Players 22

Advent of Fabless-Foundry Model Reinvent SC Industry Composition 22

Shift from IDM to Fabless-Foundry Model 23

Table 16: Global Fabless IC Market (2010): Percentage Share

Breakdown of Revenue by Leading Players 23

Competition in Automotive Infotainment Semiconductor Market 23

Table 17: Global Automotive Infotainment Semiconductor

Market (2010): Percentage Market Share Breakdown by Leading

Players 23

Leading Players in Memory Products 24

Table 18: Global Market for Memory Products (2010):

Percentage Market Share Breakdown by Leading Players 24

3. PROMINENT TRENDS BY PRODUCT CATEGORY 25

Semiconductors (OEM) 25

Investments & Expenditure 25

Semiconductor Devices 25

Market Stand & Regional Rankings 25

Silicon Foundries & Investments 25

Microprocessors 25

Capital Expenditure & Consumer Needs 25

Market Leaders & Supply Slack 26

Digital Signal Processor 26

DSP Market Stance 26

Application-Specific Integrated Circuits 27

Technical Advancements 27

Standard Logic Chip 27

Market Requirements 28

Micro-Controllers 28

8-bit Micro-controllers Market 28

Micro-Controller Unit 28

Demand & Industrial Spending 28

Quality Microprocessors and DSPs - The Focal Point 29

Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits 29

4. MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 30

5. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 44

6. PRODUCT LAUNCHES/INNOVATIONS 48

A REGIONAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 52

1. UNITED STATES 52

Overview 52

Leadership in Innovation 52

Growing Popularity of Media Tablets Fuels Semiconductor Demand

in PC Market 52

Competitive Scenario in US Semiconductors and Electronic

Component Industry 53

Key Challenges 53

Shift in Manufacturing to Overseas Production 53

Technological Challenges 53

Competition 53

Heavy Reliance on Imports 54

US Education System 54

Trade Statistics 54

Table 19: US Export Market for Electronic Integrated Circuits

(2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Export Value by

Destination Country 54

Table 20: US Import Market for Electronic Integrated Circuits

(2010): Breakdown of Import Value (US$ Million) by Source

Country 55

Investment Climate 55

2. CANADA 56

Overview 56

Factors Contributing to the Growth of Semiconductor Market 56

Trade Statistics 56

Table 21: Canadian Export Market for Electronic Integrated

Circuits (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Export Value

by Destination Country 56

Table 22: Canadian Import Market for Electronic Integrated

Circuits (2010): Breakdown of Import Value (US$ Million) by

Source Country 57

3. EUROPE 58

Overview 58

Integrated Circuits 58

Research & Development Initiatives 58

Growth Potential 58

Communications & Wireless Set-up 58

Rating Factors & Feature Integration 59

Table 23: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis

for Semiconductors by Geographic Region - France, Germany,

Italy, UK Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently

Analyzed by Annual Revenue (in US$ million) for Years 2010

through 2015 59

Table 24: European 5-Year Perspective for Semiconductors by

Geographic Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Revenue

for France, Germany, Italy, UK Russia and Rest of Europe

Markets for the Years 2011 & 2015 60

3a. GERMANY 61

Overview 61

Table 25: German Market for Semiconductors (2011): Percentage

Market Share Breakdown by End-Use Sector 61

Opportunities in Automotive Industry Boosts Semiconductors

Market in Germany 61

3b. UNITED KINGDOM 62

Overview 62

3c. ITALY 62

Table 26: Italian Semiconductor Market (2011): Percentage

Share Breakdown of Revenue by Product Category 62

4. ASIA-PACIFIC 63

Overview 63

Market Analysis 64

Table 27: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future

Analysis for Semiconductors by Geographic Region - Japan,

China, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently

Analyzed by Annual Revenue (in US$ million) for Years 2010

through 2015 64

Table 28: Asia-Pacific 5-Year Perspective for Semiconductors

by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Annual Revenue

for Japan, China, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for

the Years 2011 & 2015 65

Asia-Pacific - A Potential Market for Power Semiconductors 65

4a. JAPAN 66

Evolution of the Japanese Semiconductor Industry 66

Current Market Scenario 66

Vulnerabilities in the Japanese Semiconductor Market 66

Opportunities for Foreign Suppliers in Japan 67

Memory Market - An Analysis 67

Semiconductor Assembling and Packaging 67

4b. CHINA 69

A Rapidly Growing Regional Market 69

Measures Initiated by China to Speed Up Industry Growth 69

Highlights 69

Factors Supporting Chinese Semiconductor Market 70

Huge Production Base for Automobiles & Communication Equipment 70

Low Labor Costs 70

Potential Market for New Entrants 70

Distribution of Semiconductors in China 70

Technological Developments 70

Industry Back on Growth Track Post Recession Slowdown 71

Table 29: Chinese Semiconductor Market (2011): Percentage

Share Breakdown of Revenue by End-Use Application Market 71

Table 30: Chinese Semiconductor Market (2010): Percentage

Share Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Leading Players 72

IC Industry Breakdown 72

Regional Concentration of IC Industry 72

Labor Costs and Outsourcing Stance 73

Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Industry 73

Domestic Production 73

4c. TAIWAN 74

A Hot Spot Market 74

Taiwanese ODMs - On Top of the World 74

Semiconductor Contract Manufacturing 74

Table 31: Taiwanese Semiconductor Industry (2011): Percentage

Share Breakdown of Industry Revenue by Segment 75

Fabless IC Companies 75

4d. SINGAPORE 75

A Distribution Hub for Asia 75

4e. SOUTH KOREA 76

Overview 76

Trade Scenario 76

4f. INDIA 77

Overview 77

Market Prospects 77

Collaborative Innovation - Key to Success 78

India's New Semiconductor Policy Seems Attractive 79

Semiconductor Consumption 79

Semiconductor Production 79

Semiconductor Design 80

Opportunities for Foreign Players in India 80

Challenges Ahead 81

Key Statistics 81

Table 32: Indian Semiconductor Design Industry (2011):

Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Segment 81

Table 33: Indian Semiconductor Industry (2011): Percentage

Share Breakdown of Revenue by End-Use Segment 81

Table 34: Indian Semiconductor Industry (2011): Percentage

Share Breakdown of Revenue by Product Constituents 82

5. LATIN AMERICA 83

5a. BRAZIL 83

Present and Futuristic Market Scenario 83

GLOBAL DIRECTORY

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