Top 10 semiconductor companies in the world (2021)

Top 10 semiconductor companies excluding Pure-Play foundries · 1. Samsung (South Korean) · 2. Intel (American) · 3. SK Hynix (South Korean) · 4. Home Aboutus MobiGaming Gizchina.gr Gizchina.cz Gizchina.com.ua ContactUs Services AndroidAppReviews 营销方案 PrivacyPolicy Facebook Twitter Youtube ElectronicblueCircuitBoard.Focusonmainlargechip. Recently,ICInsights,aworld-renownedsemiconductordataanalysisorganization,updateditssecond-quarterreport.Thereportanalyzesthemarketsharesofmajorsemiconductorsuppliers,excludingpure-playfoundries.Althoughthereisasmalldouble-countingeffectonIDMfoundryrevenue,itisnotenoughtosignificantlychangetheoverallconclusion. In2021, thetop50semiconductorsuppliers,excludingpure-playfoundries,willaccountfor89%ofthetotalglobal$614.6billionsemiconductormarket,anincreaseof8percentagepointsfromthe81%shareofthetop50companiesin2010. Thetop5,top10andtop25companieswillincreasetheirshareoftheglobalsemiconductormarketin2021by8,9and11percentagepoints,respectively,comparedto2010. Mergerscouldincreasetheshareoftopsuppliers–ICInsights Withmoremergersandacquisitionsexpectedinthenextfewyears,ICInsightsbelievesthatmergerscouldincreasetheshareoftopsupplierstoevenhigherlevels. In2017,thesemiconductorindustry’sNo.1suppliermovedforthefirsttimesince1993. In1993,Intelwasthenumberonesupplierwitha9.2percentglobalsemiconductormarketshare.In2017,Intel’ssalesaccountsfor13.9%oftheoverallsemiconductormarket,comparedtoSamsung’s3.8%globalsemiconductormarketsharein1993and14.8%in2017.Samsung’srisetoNo.1insemiconductorsalesin2017hasmoretodowithitsrapidmarketsharegainsthanIntel’slossofmarketshare. In2019,thememorymarketdeclinedsharplyby32%,bringingtheoverallsemiconductormarketdownby12%. Since77%ofSamsung’ssemiconductorsalesthatyearwerememorydevices,theslumpinthememorymarketdraggeddownthecompany’stotalsemiconductorsalesby29%. AlthoughIntel’ssemiconductorsaleswererelativelyflatin2019,thecompanyregaineditsNo.1positionasasemiconductorsupplierthatyear.However, SamsungregainedtheNo.1spotin2021witha33%increaseinsales,whileIntel’ssalesrose1%. Newentrants Inadditiontofoundries,therearetwonewentrantstothetop10in2021–Taiwan’sfablessMediaTekandUS-basedfabless,AMD.ThetwocompaniesreplacedAppleandInfineoninthetop10inlastyear’sranking.MediaTek’ssalesroseastaggering61%,movingthecompanyupthreepositions(fromNo.11toNo.8),whileAMD’ssalesrose68%in2021,fromNo.14to10thplace. In2021,fiveofthetop10semiconductorsuppliersarefablesscompanies,twomorethanin2019.Therewasonlyonefablesscompany(Qualcomm)inthe2008ranking,andtherewasnonein2000.Thetop10companieswilleachhavesalesofatleast$16.4billionin2021. AndrewNorwood,researchvicepresidentatGartnersaid “Astheglobaleconomybouncedbackin2021,shortagesappearedthroughoutthesemiconductorsupplychain,particularlyintheautomotiveindustry,”…“Theresultingcombinationofstrongdemand,aswellaslogisticsandrawmaterialpriceincreases,drovesemiconductors’averagesellingpricehigher(ASP),contributingtooverallrevenuegrowthin2021.” GizchinaNewsoftheweek JoinGizChinaonTelegram “The5Gsmartphonemarketalsohelpeddrivesemiconductorrevenue,withunitproductionmorethandoublingtoreach555millionin2021,comparedto250millionin2020.U.S.sanctionsimposedonHuaweiresultedinotherChinesesmartphoneOEMsgainingshareandfuelinggrowthfor5GchipsetvendorssuchasQualcomm,MediaTekandSkyworks.Meanwhile,HiSilicon,Huawei’schipsubsidiary,sawrevenuedeclinefrom$8.2billionin2020toaround$1billionin2021.” ReadAlso: SamsungandIntelshowcaseupcomingrollablePCTop10semiconductorcompaniesexcludingPure-Playfoundries Formodernelectronicstorunefficiently,semiconductorsareverycrucialelements.Theymakeuanimportantandintegralpartofmanyelectronicproductsincludingsmartphones,tablets,PCs,radiosandalotmore.Basically,allmoderndevicesaredependentonsemiconductors.Duetothehighdependenceonsemiconductors,themarketisveryextensiveandhighlycompetitive.SomeofthebiggestnamesintheglobalsemiconductorindustryincludeSamsung,Intel,Qualcomm,TexasInstruments(TI),Toshiba,SKHynixandmore. 1.Samsung(SouthKorean) SouthKoreanmanufacturinggiant,SamsungtoppledIntelin2021tobecomethenumberonebrandinthesemiconductormarketwitha13%marketshare.Intermsofsalesrevenue,Samsunghasconsistentlyrankedwithinthetoptwoforsometime.AccordingtoStatista,theglobalsemiconductorsalesrevenuesfor2021hit$583.48billion. 2.Intel(American) IntelisanAmericancompanyandamajorforceinthesemiconductormarket.AlthoughsecondtoSamsung,thecompanycouldeasilytakethetopspotagainifitputitsactstogether.Fromthelatest2021marketshareranking,Intelhas12.5%oftheglobalsemiconductormarket.Despiteitsrecentshortcomings,thecompanyhasconsistentlyheldontoitsown.Ithasneverdroppedoutofthetop20semiconductorcompaniesglobally. 3.SKHynix(SouthKorean) SKHynixisanotherSouthKoreansemiconductorcompany.ThoughnotaspopularasSamsung,thecompanydoesprettywellinthesemiconductormarket.Atthemomenti.e.fromthe2021globalmarketsharereport,SKHynix’ssemiconductormarketsharestandsat6.2%.Thisshowsthatthecompanyisadistantthirdfromthefirsttwo.Theglobalsemiconductormarketisabout25%higherthanthepreviousyear.TheriseofcompanieslikeSKHynixplaysasignificantroleintheincrease. 4.Micron(American) MicronisanotherAmericansemiconductorcompanywithitsheadquartersinBoise,Idaho.Thecompanyproducescomputermemoryandcomputerdatastorage.Ofcourse,thisincludesflashmemory,USBflashdrivesanddynamicrandom-accessmemory.Accordingtothelatestsemiconductorglobalranking,thiscompanyhasa4.9%marketshare.Thisisquiteadistancefromthirdplace,SKHynix. 5.Qualcomm(American) QualcommisanotherAmericansemiconductorcompanythatproducesalotofflagshipprocessorsforAndroidsmartphones.However,thesemiconductormarketgoeswaybeyondproducingsmartphonechips.Thecompanycomesfifthwitha4.8%marketshare. Others Othercompaniesthatmakeupthetop10listinclude 6.Nvidia(American) –3.8marketshare 7.Broadcom(American)–3.4%marketshare 8.MediaTek(Taiwanese)–2.9%marketshare 9.TexasInstruments(American)–2.8%marketshare 10.AMD(American)–2.7%marketshare Conclusion Thetop10semiconductorcompaniesintheworldshowaninterestingtrend,maybeonethatneedssomechanges.Wecanseethatthetop10companiescollectivelyaccountfor57.1%ofthemarketshare.Thisisnotaproblem.However,theissuehereisthecompletedominanceofthetop10listbyAmericancompanies.OnlySamsung,SKHynixandMediaTekarenotAmericancompanies.TheAmericancompaniesinthetop10listaccountforabout35%oftheglobalsemiconductormarket. Asawhole,American semiconductorcompaniesaccountforaround50%oftheglobalmarket.Thisisatrendthatshouldnotcontinue.Asinglecountryshouldnotcontrolhalfofanymarketintheworld. 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