iSuppli’s research of the leading 100-plus chip suppliers shows that total semiconductor market revenue grew by 1.2% between Q1 and Q2 2006. Revenue increased to $62.3 bln in Q2 2006, compared to $61.5 bln in Q1 2006. The market experienced a healthy 11.4% YTY revenue increase in Q2 2006, while the first half of 2006 registered growth of 9.4% compared to the same period in 2005. iSuppli expects growth in the second half of the year to weaken compared to the first half.
| Top semiconductor suppliers in Q2 2006 | ||||||
| Rank | Revenues, mln. $ | Growth | Market | |||
| Q1 2006 | Q2 2006 | Company Name | Q1 2006 | Q2 2006 | QTQ | share |
| 1 | 1 | Intel | 8,135 | 7,095 | -12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2 | 2 | Samsung Electronics | 4,414 | 4,481 | 1.5% | 7.2% |
| 3 | 3 | Texas Instruments | 3,017 | 3,175 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| 4 | 4 | STMicroelectronics | 2,363 | 2,495 | 5.6% | 4.0% |
| 5 | 5 | Toshiba | 2,317 | 2,328 | 0.5% | 3.7% |
| 6 | 6 | Renesas | 1,963 | 2,081 | 6.0% | 3.3% |
| 9 | 7 | Hynix | 1,447 | 1,694 | 17.1% | 2.7% |
| 7 | 8 | Philips | 1,469 | 1,534 | 4.4% | 2.5% |
| 8 | 9 | Freescale | 1,466 | 1,527 | 4.2% | 2.5% |
| 10 | 10 | NEC Electronics | 1,386 | 1,380 | -0.4% | 2.2% |
| Other Companies | 33,507 | 34,462 | 2.9% | 55.4% | ||
| Total Revenue: | 61,484 | 62,252 | 1.2% | 100.0% | ||
| Source: iSuppli | ||||||