Thanks to the popularization of mobile devices and the continuous upgrading of specifications, the emerging applications such as the Internet of Things and high-speed computing for automotive applications have increased. The export volume of ICs in Taiwan has increased to US$92.3 billion last year, accounting for 29.1% of the total exports. In the integrated circuit manufacturing industry, Taiwan is dominated by wafer foundry. Last year, the output value accounted for 80% of the total, and DRAM was 11.2%.
According to IC insights, a market research organization, the global foundry revenue was US$62.31 billion in revenue last year, TSMC revenue was US$32.16 billion, and the market share was as high as 51.6%. The second-ranked GlobalFoundries accounted for only 9.7%, showing that Taiwan foundry is quite competitive in the global market.
Taiwan’s primary export markets for ICs were mainland China and Hong Kong. Last year, it exported US$51.2 billion, a record high, accounting for 55.5% of total exports, an increase of 4.4 percentage points over 2011, and other orders for Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia.
Observe the market share of Taiwan's ICs in major import countries. Last year, the market share in China and Hong Kong was 36.7%, which was 7.8 percentage points higher than the 28.9% in 2011. In Japan, major countries such as Singapore maintained import markets. In the first place, in Malaysia, it rose from the third place in 2011 to the first place last year, and its market share in all countries has grown.