The latest report from market research firm Gartner shows that in 2017 the global semiconductor industry has undergone a major transformation. Since 1992, Intel has occupied the throne of the world's largest chip maker, and they have now surrendered their seats to Samsung.
Driven by the strong growth momentum of the memory market, The entire semiconductor industry grew rapidly last year, with total revenue exceeding 400 billion U.S. dollars for the first time. Samsung is the biggest beneficiary. Its memory revenue increased by nearly 20 billion U.S. dollars compared to 2016, helping to become the world’s largest semiconductor supplier last year. Business.
However, the outside world also believes that when the price of the memory market enters a plateau and starts to adjust downwards, Samsung is likely to regain its position in the first place. This, of course, is also less uncertain. Last year, Samsung’s revenue from its chip business last year was US$69 billion. , And Intel's overall revenue was 63 billion U.S. dollars last year
According to Gartner's data, the top ten semiconductor manufacturers in 2017 increased their total revenue by 30.6%, accounting for 58% of the industry's total revenue, while the remaining semiconductor company's total revenue growth was 11%.
