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.