Semiconductor revenue grows by 3.7% in 2011

There has been an increase in the revenue for more than 3.7%, it reaches to $301 billion in 2011, for the semiconductors worldwide as stated by International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiconductor Applications Forecaster (SAF).

The consumption of semiconductor were mostly by smartphones, media tablets and e-readers,automotive infotainment, notebook PCs, due to the uncertainties across the world.

Tracking over 100 semiconductor companies by IDC's SAF, it was estimated that over 40 companies had a revenue growth of over 5% while equal companies showed a decline of 5% in revenues. The top 5 chip suppliers were Texas Instruments, Toshiba, and Renesas Electronics. The top 25 vendors captured 72% of overall semiconductor revenues for the year. For examples, Intel had a revenue of $51.8 billion, Samsung had it for $29 billion and Apple of 140% year over year in the semiconductor industry.

Within the semiconductor device types, microprocessors registered strong growth due to high demand and increased ASPs for Intel's chips. Both Asia/Pacific and Americas showed growth above the industry average, while Japan and Europe showed negative growth.

'IDC expects 2012 semiconductor revenue growth to be in the 6-7% range,'says Venkatesan.

IDC's Worldwide Semiconductor Applications Forecaster database contains revenue data collected from more than 100 semiconductor companies and forecasts the markets to 2016.Revenue for over twelve semiconductor device areas, four geographic regions, six major vertical markets, and over 90 system devices markets are also part of the SAF coverage. The next update to the SAF forecast is scheduled to be released in early July 2012.