2007 semi revenue $267.5bn: GSA

SAN JOSE, USA: The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) released the CYQ4 2007/year-end 2007 Global Semiconductor Fundings and Financials Report, which indicated the global semiconductor revenue to be worth $267.5 billion during 2007. Key findings include:

* Semiconductor revenue totaled $267.5 billion, with fabless and IDM revenue accounting for 20 percent and 80 percent of the 2007 semiconductor sales total, respectively.

* 206 semiconductor companies (fabless, IDM and suppliers) raised $2.7 billion in 2007.

* The top 15 semiconductor companies by 2007 revenue accounted for $158.4 billion, or 58 percent of total semiconductor revenue. These companies are listed below:

1. Intel Corporation: $38.3B

2. Samsung: $19.9B

3. Texas Instruments: $13.3B

4. Toshiba Corporation: $12.9B

5. STMicroelectronics: $10.0B

6. Hynix Semiconductor: $9.2B

7. Renesas: $8.0B

8. NXP Semiconductors: $6.8B

9. Infineon Technologies AG: $6.2B

10. Advanced Micro Devices Inc.: $6.0B

11. NEC Electronics Corporation: $5.9B

12. Freescale Semiconductor: $5.7B

13. Micron Technology: $5.7B

14. Qualcomm - QCT Division: $5.6B

15. Fujitsu: $4.8B

The quarterly report includes funding and financial data for fabless, integrated device manufacturer (IDM), pure-play foundry, intellectual property, electronic design automation, design service and back-end sectors, as well as initial public offering and merger and acquisition data. Included with the report is a downloadable spreadsheet with the company-specific data used to compile the report.