U.S. market share in the chip to reduce the rapid growth of the Asia Pacific Company

Market research company IC Insights, headquartered in the United States companies dominate the global semiconductor market share will gradually reduce in the next 4 years, from 2004 and 2005 to 46% in 2009 42%.

Japanese companies dominate the global semiconductor market share of 19% in 2005 2004, the proportion is 20%, the prediction will further drop to 16%. Meanwhile, IC Insights predicts that European companies will maintain 10% of the global semiconductor market share by 2009. IC Insights said the forecast analysis includes wafer foundry sales revenue.

In 2004, the Taiwan area of the company in Japan, occupy the global semiconductor market share of 11%, ahead of europe. IC Insights forecast, Taiwan regional Corporation will also win 11% market share in 2005, but by 2009 the market share will be expanded to $13%. South Korea, which is close to Taiwan, has a 10% share of the global semiconductor market in 2004 and in 2005, and is expected to grow to $12% by the year of 2009.

Chinese, and other parts of the world in 2005 accounted for 2% of global market share by 2009 will reach 4% and 3%. 2004 China Semiconductor consumption of $31 billion in 2009 is expected to reach $84 billion 400 million. Mainland Chinese chip manufacturers in 2004 sales of $2 billion 300 million, is expected to reach $10 billion in 2009.

IC Insights said, in addition to Japan's Asia Pacific companies accounted for only 2% of global market share in 1982, growth in 1994 to 9% in 2004 increased to 24% of the market share. In addition, the Asia Pacific foundry industry is expected to grow substantially in the next few years. IC Insights is optimistic that the chip market in the Asia Pacific region, including China, Taiwan, South Korea and other regions will occupy 32% of the global market share in 2009.