ISuppli: chip industry profitability reached its highest level in ten years

According to the latest data from market research firm iSuppli shows that the fourth quarter of 2009, the overall semiconductor suppliers operating profit margin rose to 21.4% in the fourth quarter of 2000, operating profit rate is 24.7%, since the fourth quarter of 2000, operating profit rate reached the highest level in ten years. 2009, the industry's profitability soared, due to the impact of the global economic downturn, in the first quarter of 2009, a negative growth of 5.3%, the chip industry profitability in 2009 showed an upward trend.

ISuppli said the rebound in profitability shows that the global semiconductor industry competitive structure of the basic transformation.

In the fourth quarter of to the first quarter of 2009, global semiconductor suppliers operating margin