Global Semiconductor Industry An Analysis Semiconductor industry is relatively a new field as compared to other fields of technology and merely consists of several decades. It has been showing substantial growth since past 40 years with global sales increasing at a compound rate of 9% p.a. With all the technological advancements taking place every day, it is one of those very few industries which haven't sustained major losses in the times of depression. Although it does shows cyclic nature like any other industry however the downturns and uplifts have a moderate nature. This is the reason why economic crunch of 2001 and 2009 were not a major blow for semiconductor sector. And in present era of recovery, the industry is showing growth. However, it is the structure of this industry which can have a threatening effect on its future. United States and European countries are the major producers of semiconductors and the major advancements taking place are also contributed by these two regions. Where US economy is showing sluggish recovery and European sector is already under burden because of banking crisis and doubtful future of Euro, further worsening of situation can also form dark clouds over semiconductor industry (Kazmierski, 2011).. The semiconductor industry thrives due to rapid technological advancement and innovations contributed by various countries of the world. Where European Union and United States have been leading the industry, the Asian countries are now
Intel operates in an industry, which is comprised of products involving high research and development costs, continuous product improvement and new innovations. The companies in the industry are having high economies of scale and are knowledge based. It helps both the service and manufacturing sectors in the growth process. Intel is positioned as a leading company with its ability to adapt to technological changes and its strong relations with other businesses who are major buyers of integrated circuits. The industry in which it operates is very competitive and comes with high risks as
From pioneering in memory DRAM semicon to exiting the low-margin DRAM market – Intel was primarily a Memory semicon manufacturer before it entered microprocessors in 1980s. Its added value in the memory industry in 1970s was very high because of its advances in MOS process to produce DRAM. However, with increase in competition and the advancement of Japanese conglomerates in the memory industry Intel was forced to play a chasing game to improve performance and reduce costs. In the mid-1980s, Intel’s market share in the core memory business was <1%, however it was continuing to invest in this domain. They finally exited the DRAM market, which was more of a cash burner with low-margins.
Strong market position: One can see that Texas Instruments is generally considered a pioneer and forerunner in the technology and innovations of semiconductor products, such as: defense, metallurgical and digital products. Texas Instruments Inc. has a 29% revenue share amongst the Top-Ten analog IC companies. Moreover, a preponderance of the mobile phones sold globally contain computer models as well as other automotive systems
The semiconductor market in business communication is expected to have a compound average growth rate of almost 18% over the next five years. Our current market share within this segment is slightly more than 7%, and management wants to see the share of the market double by the end of the century. Figure 1 represents the projected growth of the semiconductor market in business communication and Mitel Semiconductor over the next five years.
Mitel Semiconductors Mitel Semiconductors is a division of Mitel Corporation. The semiconductors division focuses on the business communications segment of the overall semiconductor market. The segment is relatively small when compared to the semiconductor market as a whole but the segment is experiencing high levels of growth over the next five years. Currently Mitel Semiconductors holds 7% of the business communications segment and management would like to see market share double in the next five to six years. Mitel Semiconductors is quickly approaching full capacity at its Bromont Foundry that performs the
computer hardware sector. The company has a high brand value in the market due to its cost
Foxconn Technology Group, a subsidy of the Hon Hai Precision Industries Ltd. is one of the world's largest electronics manufacturers. It ranks 112th
In the next section we will analyze the level of competition within memory industry based on Porter’s model, Samsung's competitive advantage and its sustainability considering the current market situation. 3. Analysis: Considering Porter’s model as a framework to analyze the level of competition within DRAM memory business, the threat of new entrant is high compared to the threat of substitutes and established rivals in horizontal competition. If we look at rivalry within the DRAM industry between established players, Samsung has a clear advantage over its competitors. Samsung is the market leader in DRAM memory business. It has a wide range of products and its products has a higher brand value. Threat of new entrants is high as Chinese competitors have easier access to large pool of local engineering talent and have a growing market for these DRAM chips. The government is also providing all sorts of assistance, like subsidized land, for the initial setup. Samsung has several options to deter the entry of new Chinese competitors. One option Samsung have is to continue to explore and increase market shares of flash memory markets which is a new and growing market. Samsung can also take advantage by lowering the price of DRAM chips. This would force a price war and drive new
The Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry The specific industry that will be referred to will be the semiconductor manufacturing industry. This industry emerged after World War II, first in the Boston area and then moved westwards into California during the 1950s. Reasons for locating in such areas include flat land, temperature, stable economy, steady government scene, accessible to markets, available raw materials and high skilled labour. Because the industry is high tech it has meant that these factors are decreasing in importance and factors such as the environment, government assistance and cleanliness are changing the pattern of semiconductor manufacturer locations.
highly fragmented with at least 20 major manufacturers in each technology segment. Because of the
As we all known, Sony and Matsushita are two of the largest consumer electronic makers in Japan or even in the world. And in this reading, it points out the different strategies Sony and Matsushita use when they were facing the fierce competition in China ----- Matushita was accelerating its pace on stretching the supply chain in China while Sony unexpectedly decided to shift some of its manufacturing business in China back to Japan. In this article, I will discuss the reasons that lead them to make different decision as well as analysize the advantages and the disadvantages of their decision.
The Chinese are an emerging economy that has taken over the world's production in recent years. In fact China is now considered to be the world's factory, as all the major players in the world outsource all or some of their manufacturing activities to the country. All this would not have been possible without the help of technology and with the state of globalization being such, that logistics and distances are becoming shorter and shorter.
According to the report released by IESA (Indian Electronics & Semiconductor Association) it is quite striking that the electronics product market in India is set to grow from $44 billion to $64 billion yet we still heavily rely on imports for the top 4 components needed to manufacture a smartphone (Memory, Display Units & Glass, SoC & Camera). Adding to the above India itself has no base/factory for manufacture of SoC’s (System on Chip).
6.8 2009-2013 Global And China Thick-film Hybrid Integrated Circuits Consumption Market Share By Application 6.9 2009-2013 Global And China Thick-film Hybrid Integrated Circuits Production Market Share By Us Eu China Japan Etc Regions 6.10 2009-2013 Global And China Thick-film Hybrid Integrated Circuits Demand Overview 6.11 2009-2013 Global And China Thick-film Hybrid Integrated Circuits Supply Demand And Shortage 6.12 2009-2013 China Thick-film Hybrid Integrated Circuits Import Export Consumption 6.13 2009-2013 Global And China Thick-film Hybrid Integrated Circuits Cost Price Production Value Gross Margin
In the component market, integrated circuit technology is threat of new entrants. The growth of integrated circuit technology makes existing component market shrink. EPD has taken aggressive moves to protect its market share from competitors and new entrants. Therefore, in existing market, EPD needs a cost reduction effort more and change their business model into low-margin high-volume business. It means that they should change their evaluation system; the plant should maintain 40% of gross margin. Additionally, they need to introduce new products into market to acquire new source of revenue. EPD has not built the clear strategies and shared them with employees.