Amid a dramatic slowdown in the growth of China’s semiconductor demand in 2005, STMicroelectronics and Samsung Electronics managed to increase their chip market share in the nation for the year, according to a new top-10 ranking from iSuppli Corp. Europe’s STMicroelectronics moved into the third position in China’s chip market in 2005, up from fourth place in 2004, with its semiconductor revenue in the nation increasing to $1.8 bln, up 21% from 2004.
| China’s top semiconductor suppliers | ||
| Supplier | Revenue, mln. $ | Growth |
| Intel | 5774 | 14% |
| Texas Instruments | 2,270 | 23% |
| STMicroelectronics | 1,799 | 21% |
| Samsung Electronics | 1,741 | 28% |
| Philips Semiconductors | 1,720 | 7% |
| Toshiba | 1,435 | 7% |
| Hynix | 1,243 | -6% |
| Freescale Semiconductor | 1,239 | 13% |
| Infineon Technologies | 1,000 | -11% |
| Micron Technology | 704 | 5% |
| Source: iSuppli | ||