The semi conductor industry is primarily driven by the innovation. The chips produced by this industry are heart of modern industrial societies. The revolution started in 1901 with the invention of radio. Later in 1947 transistor was invented by Bell lab and labeled as semiconductor device. With this discovery, the physical size of electronic devices drastically reduced. Then in 50’s IC (Integrated Circuits) came in to existence. Later with the invention of microprocessors the semi conductor industry became the technology enabler for other industries. Now a days from an iPod to spacecraft, everything is governed by microprocessors. 

Latest Trends in Semiconductor Industry

According to a latest research done by Renub Research on semi conductor industry, the following trends were significantly noticed:

• Worldwide Semiconductor market is expected to cross US$ 300 Billion by 2013
• In 2010, Japan and North America were the top contributor with 16.9% and 16.7% market share in the worldwide semiconductor market
• Korea semiconductor industry is expected to cross US$ 50 Billion mark by 2013
• Automotive and Consumer Electronics are the continuously increasing their market share and expected to reach 7.9% and 21% respectively in 2013
• Integrated Circuit(IC) is the leading components in the semiconductor market as it holds nearly two - third of the semiconductor market alone
• It is expected that the worldwide market for microprocessors and controllers will grow at a CAGR of 9.58% in the period of 2010 – 2013
• Taiwan is the leading market for worldwide semiconductor equipment markets
• Worldwide semiconductor material market will grow on average growth rate 7.75% for the period spanning 2010 -2013

Major Players in Semiconductor Industry

Some of the major players of the semiconductor industry as per  their market share and revenue growth are as follows: Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics, Texas Instruments, Toshiba Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics , Hynix, Micron Technology, Broadcom, Fabless.