Japanese chip makers in the global chip market ranking collective decline

May 14th news, according to a Japanese semiconductor industry analysts said, the Japanese chip makers in the global chip market's market share is declining. ISuppli Japan's president Yoshihisa Toyosaki said at a meeting, in its 2004 sales income is calculated according to 30 of the world's largest chip manufacturer rankings, most Japanese chip makers have declined ranking. Renesas technology slipped from third to fifth, Toshiba slipped from fifth to seventh, NEC is still ranked in the top eighth. Last year, the global chip industry sales revenue increased 24%, but the Japanese chip industry, the growth rate is only 12%. Toyosaki said Japan mainly relies on domestic chip manufacturers, among them "faction" is very powerful, he suggested that Japanese chip makers should focus on overseas markets.