Semiconductor manufacturer

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A semiconductor manufacturer is a company that makes semiconductor- based electronic components , either integrated circuits (IC) or individual components such as diodes and transistors (discrete semiconductors). The original, still existing business model is the Integrated Device Manufacturer (IDM), which develops, produces and markets the semiconductor components itself.

specialization

Due to the enormous costs that arise both in the development and in the production of complex semiconductors with ever smaller structures, an increasing specialization has recently begun. In addition to IDMs, there are foundries that specialize in (mass) manufacturing, where many IDMs run part of their production. On the other hand, there are fabless companies that focus purely on development and produce exclusively at foundries. The situation is similar with the housing assembly and the test of the semiconductors, which are usually carried out by specialized OSAT companies (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test).

In addition to these fabless foundry business models, there are ASIC manufacturers who carry out development / production on behalf of customers and IP manufacturers who develop partial solutions ( modules ) for other manufacturers. Mixed forms are often found in practice.

Market situation

The largest supplier of semiconductor products (IDM and Fabless) is currently Samsung Electronics , which some time ago relegated Intel to second place. For 2018 it should be noted that Toshiba , in 8th place in the previous year, outsourced its NAND Flash division in 2018 and is therefore no longer represented in the top 10. Furthermore, contract manufacturers for semiconductor products are not included; an overview of these companies can be found in Foundry .

The top-selling semiconductor suppliers in 2018
Rank 2018 Rank 2017 Companies country Sales 2018
in billion USD		 Sales 2017
in billion USD		 Market share 2018 Growth
2017-2018
01 01 Samsung Electronics Korea SouthSouth Korea 073.649 061.158 015.5% 20.4%
02 02 Intel United StatesUnited States 066.290 058.725 014.0% 12.9%
03 03 SK Hynix Korea SouthSouth Korea 036.240 026,370 007.6% 37.4%
04th 04th Micron Technology United StatesUnited States 029.742 022.895 006.3% 29.9%
05 06th Broadcom Inc. United StatesUnited States 016.261 015.405 003.4% 5.6%
06th 05 Qualcomm United StatesUnited States 015.375 016.099 003.2% −4.5%
07th 07th Texas Instruments United StatesUnited States 014,593 013.651 003.1% 6.9%
08th 11 STMicroelectronics NetherlandsNetherlands 009.213 008.021 001.9% 14.9%
09 09 Western Digital United StatesUnited States 009,078 009.159 001.9% −0.9%
10 10 NXP Semiconductors NetherlandsNetherlands 009,022 008,746 001.9% 3.2%
Others 195.168 181.494 041.2% 7.5%
total 474.631 421.723 100.0% 12.5%

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hui-Chih Hung, Yu-Chih Chiu, Muh-Cherng Wu: Analysis of Competition Between IDM and Fabless – Foundry Business Models in the Semiconductor Industry. In: IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing. IEEE , August 3, 2017, accessed January 28, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 12.5 Percent in 2018. In: Press Releases. Gartner , April 11, 2019, accessed April 15, 2019 .