Recent research analyst at Gartner revealed that the global semiconductor market in 2013 reached a volume of $ 315 billion, a 5% increase compared with 2012. The aggregate revenue growth of 25 leading companies for the year was 6.9%, while the remaining market players added for the year is only a measly 0.9%. A jewel among the top 25 semiconductor companies in the sector have become the memory manufacturers. Annual revenue growth of memory manufacturers was 23.5%. Analysts report that revenue growth from sales of memory occurred not because of the high demand for memory, but due to reducing production.
Intel, in the 22 consecutive years leading the list of the largest players in the semiconductor market, was the only one among the top five, which proceeds for the year decreased. The amount of revenue fell slightly - by 1%. Second seat 12 consecutive year the company Samsung Electronics. South Korean manufacturer for the year almost doubled its share of the semiconductor market, having received from the market in 2013, the proportion of 9.7%. In third place is Qualcomm company . It shows a steady growth the first year, increasing its presence in the industry by 30.6%.
First in the top five producers got SK Hynix company, thank for DRAM prices. SK Hynix Revenue for the year increased by 40.8%. ,Micron Technology company jumped from 10th place on the 5 with the purchase of Elpida Memory.
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