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Shakespeare's adage, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," was certainly true for the kings of the semiconductor industry in 2008, with eight out of the Top-10 suppliers suffering revenue declines for the year, according to isuppli Corp. more

For memory chip makers, 2008 will go down as a year to forget, as a major downturn in this segment caused revenue to fall for nearly all suppliers and contributed to negative results for the overall semiconductor industry, according to preliminary market-share figures from isuppli. more

The new iPhone 3G sports an evolutionary design that favors cost reduction instead of cutting-edge features, supporting Apple's goal of expanding its market share and achieving a worldwide presence for the product, according to a physical teardown analysis conducted this weekend by isuppli. more

Surprising weakness in the memory chip market in the fourth quarter took the wind out of the sails of the global semiconductor market, causing growth in 2007 to fall short of expectations, according to isuppli. Global semiconductor market revenue grew by only 3.3 percent in 2007, based on the results from isuppli's final 2007 chip market share data. more

isuppli's preliminary 2007 global semiconductor market-share estimate reveals performances by individual companies in specific market segments are varying widely, indicating that amid slowing growth for semiconductor sales, companies that have superior execution or that have been better able to capitalize on industry trends or events outperformed the market - and the competition. more

Qualcomm, a US-based fabless semiconductor supplier, rose to the ninth position among global semiconductor suppliers in the second quarter, up from 13th in the first quarter. The seller of communications chips in the second quarter achieved revenue $1.4 billion, up 8.6 percent from $1.3 billion in the first quarter. more

In terms of cost, isuppli's teardown analysis of Apple's iPhone offered few surprises, with its Bill-of-Materials (BoM) closely conforming with the preliminary functional estimate issued in January by isuppli. However, in terms of suppliers, the iPhone is packed with surprises, with newcomers Infineon Technologies, National Semiconductor and Balda providing key components in the product - along with established component makers like Samsung Electronics - according to isuppli's Teardown Analysis service. more

A strong rise in sales to the mobile-phone market propelled NOR flash supplier Spansion into the lead in the global market for flash memory used in wireless handsets, and caused its ranking in the overall flash market to improve by one position for the year, according to isuppli. more

After years of coming close to breaking into the top-10 global semiconductor rankings, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Hynix Semiconductor finally hit the big time in 2006, according to a preliminary ranking from isuppli Corp. In the telecoms world, Qualcomm maintained its ranking while Broadcom managed to jump a couple of places.

Preliminary Ranking of the World's Top-25 Semiconductor Suppliers in 2006 (Ranking by Revenue in Millions of U.S. Dollars)

2005 Rank

2006 Rank

Price Erosion May Spur Consolidation Among Mobile-Phone Display Suppliers

Continued severe price erosion in the market for small/medium displays is likely to lead to a consolidation among suppliers in the coming years, according to panel members speaking at isuppli's Flat Information Displays 2006 (FID 2006). more

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