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Qualcomm, Globalfoundries gain in chip sales rankings
Dylan McGrath
11/8/2012 2:02 AM EST
Qualcomm's rise
Qualcomm's projected sales growth this year continues the firm's meteoric rise over the past several years. In the third quarter of 2008, Qualcomm became the first fabless chip vendor to crack the top 10 among chip suppliers as ranked by sales, according to IC Insights.
At 31 percent, Globalfoundries' expected sales growth rate is the largest for any top 20 chip firm in 2012, according to IC Insights. The firm noted that the strong growth projection is expected to come during a year when Advanced Micro Devices Inc.—Globalfoundries original parent company and its largest customer—is forecast to show a steep 17 percent decline in sales. According to IC Insights, Globalfoundries' success in 2012 is being driven mostly by its success in attracting new IC foundry customers, including Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics NV and Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
Overall, the top 20 semiconductor suppliers are forecast to register a 1 percent decline in sales this year, one percentage point better than the rate of decline expected for the total semiconductor market, IC Insights said. Twelve of the top 20 chip suppliers are forecast to register a sales decline this year, including seven of the top 10 largest semiconductor suppliers in the world, according to IC Insights.
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Qualcomm's projected sales growth this year continues the firm's meteoric rise over the past several years. In the third quarter of 2008, Qualcomm became the first fabless chip vendor to crack the top 10 among chip suppliers as ranked by sales, according to IC Insights.
At 31 percent, Globalfoundries' expected sales growth rate is the largest for any top 20 chip firm in 2012, according to IC Insights. The firm noted that the strong growth projection is expected to come during a year when Advanced Micro Devices Inc.—Globalfoundries original parent company and its largest customer—is forecast to show a steep 17 percent decline in sales. According to IC Insights, Globalfoundries' success in 2012 is being driven mostly by its success in attracting new IC foundry customers, including Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics NV and Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
Overall, the top 20 semiconductor suppliers are forecast to register a 1 percent decline in sales this year, one percentage point better than the rate of decline expected for the total semiconductor market, IC Insights said. Twelve of the top 20 chip suppliers are forecast to register a sales decline this year, including seven of the top 10 largest semiconductor suppliers in the world, according to IC Insights.
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- Globalfoundries expected to pass UMC in foundry sales
- Foundries soar, Japanese IDMs slide in IC sales rankings
- Qualcomm moves to No. 5 in chip sales
- TI tagged by weak demand
- TI steering OMAP to embedded
- Infineon eyes cuts as sales fall
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danny1024
11/9/2012 3:39 AM EST
Are things really as grim for the semiconductor industries in Japan and Europe as these figures imply?
These numbers also suggest that the overall buzz surrounding Qualcomm and GlobalFoundries is truly warranted.
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chen5631867
11/11/2012 1:45 AM EST
Does Global Foundries make moneys? If it is lossing moneys, how long does it plan to make moneys and go to public on market?
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peter.clarke
11/15/2012 8:46 PM EST
@chen5631867
Depends how you measure it.
Do you mean including the $12 billion Abu Dhabi has invested, or after?
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11/12/2012 12:09 AM EST
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vediappan
11/20/2012 12:09 AM EST
i like it this news congras QUALCOMM CORP..,
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vediappan
11/20/2012 12:18 AM EST
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