Gartner: Weltweiter Halbleiter-Markt wuchs 2007 um 4 Prozent

Nach Angaben des IT-Marktforschungs- und Beratungsunternehmens Gartner belief sich der weltweite Halbleiter-Umsatz im Jahr 2007 auf 273,9 Milliarden US Dollar. Dies entspricht einem Anstieg von 3,8 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr. Drei Hersteller unter den Top 10 erreichten zweistellige Zuwächse, während vier Hersteller Verluste verzeichneten.

„Aufgrund der gesteigerten Angst vor einer Rezession müssen Halbleiterhersteller nicht nur die Leistung ihrer Kunden und Märkte verfolgen, sondern auch die Kaufgewohnheiten der Endnutzer beobachten, um frühzeitig Signale für eine sinkende Nachfrage oder für neue Möglichkeiten zu erkennen“, sagt Richard Gordon, Managing Vice President bei Gartner. „Zeiten der Unsicherheit sind oftmals ideal geeignet, die Produkt- und Anwendungsportfolios zu stärken, ohne überhöhte Preise zu bezahlen.“

STAMFORD, Conn., March 31, 2008 — Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $273.9 billion in 2007, a 3.8 per cent increase from 2006, according to final results from Gartner, Inc. Vendor performances were mixed with three vendors in the top ten that experienced double-digit growth and four vendors that showed declines in revenue.

"With fears of recession high, semiconductor vendors need to move beyond tracking the performance of their end customers and markets, and track end users’ spending patterns to pick up early warning signs of slowing demand or increased opportunities,” said Richard Gordon, managing vice president at Gartner. “Periods of uncertainty, like the current one, often create ideal situations to strengthen product and application portfolios without paying inflated prices.”

Intel grew revenue more than twice as fast as the semiconductor market average, with growth primarily coming from strong shipments of microprocessors for mobile PCs. Toshiba’s revenue increased 20.8 per cent in 2007 to $11,820 million, gaining three places in the rankings and moving into third place (see Table 1). The strong gains mainly came from consumer application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for Sony's PlayStation3 (PS3) video game console, NAND flash and CMOS image sensors for mobile phones. The company saw continued growth in DRAM.

Table 1

Top 10 Worldwide Semiconductor Vendors by Revenue Estimates (Millions of U.S. Dollars)

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2007
Rank

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2006
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Company

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2007 Revenue

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2007 Market Share (%)

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2006

Revenue

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2006-2007

Growth (%)

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1

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1

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Intel

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33,800

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12.3

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30,522

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10.7

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2

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2

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Samsung Electronics

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20,464

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7.5

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20,138

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1.6

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3

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6

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Toshiba

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11,820

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4.3

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9,783

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20.8

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4

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3

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Texas Instruments

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11,768

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4.3

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11,984

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-1.8

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5

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4

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Infineon Technologies (incl. Qimonda)

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10,194

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3.7

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10,533

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-3.2

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5

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5

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