Global semiconductor sales rose 2.6% last year; will this trend continue this year?
Published2017.05.17 17:19Last year, global semiconductor market revenue rose 2.6% compared to the previous year.
According to the final results announced by IT advisory firm Gartner, global semiconductor sales in 2016 reached $343.5 billion, an increase from 2015 ($334.9 billion), and the total sales of the top 25 semiconductor companies increased by 10.5%.
James Hines, a principal research analyst at Gartner who believes that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have had a significant impact on the growth of the semiconductor market, stated, “The semiconductor industry showed weakness in early 2016 due to factors such as inventory adjustments, but succeeded in rebounding in the second half as demand increased and the pricing environment improved.” He added, “Factors contributing to the growth in global semiconductor sales included increased production in various electronic equipment sectors, rising NAND flash memory prices, and relatively stable exchange rate fluctuations.”
Intel maintained its leading position in the global semiconductor market as its semiconductor revenue increased by 4.6%. Samsung Electronics held onto second place with an 11.7% market share. In particular, the acquisition of Broadcom by Avago Technology, the acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor by On Semiconductor, and the acquisition of SanDisk by Western Digital had a significant impact on the market. Broadcom, which saw the biggest change in ranking among the top 25, rose a total of 12 spots in market share rankings.
The total revenue of the top 25 semiconductor suppliers in 2016 increased by 10.5% compared to the previous year and accounted for 74.9% of the total market revenue. This contrasts with the remaining companies, whose revenue decreased by 15.6%.
In response to this, Heinz pointed out, “However, these results are distorted by the numerous mergers and acquisitions that occurred between 2015 and 2016,” adding, “If the results of mergers and acquisitions were adjusted by adding the sales of acquired companies to the sales of acquiring companies in both 2015 and 2016, the sales volume of the top 25 companies would have increased by 1.9%, and the sales volume of the remaining companies would have increased by 4.6%.”
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