IC Insights reported on the 11th press release that, in the semiconductor market, Evergrande, the global semiconductor sales in 2017, 43% came from the top five manufacturers, and the concentration of the market is evident. Compared with ten years ago, the top five manufacturers accounted for the market share. A 10% increase. Not only that, the market share of the top 5, top 10, and top 25 major players has increased by 10% to 12% compared with a decade ago. In 2017, the world’s top 25 plants included 77% of the city accounted for.
In recent years, mergers and acquisitions of technology vendors have become commonplace. Qualcomm and NXP, for example, are preparing to merge. IC Insights estimates that after the consolidation, the monopolist situation will become more apparent and the market share will be even more striking. It is worth noting that The above data is not included in the foundry.
From a national point of view, Japan’s semiconductor strength has declined significantly. Market share has dropped from 49% in 1990 to only 7% in 2017. Korean IC suppliers, especially the memory industry, have changed the market landscape. Asian semiconductor manufacturers Market share, from 4% in 1990, to as high as 38% in 2017. In addition, North America replaced Japan as a semiconductor dominator. In 1990, the market accounted for 38% and rose to 49% in 2017.