ASIA

640 million – Number of mobile users in China at the end of 2008. – Electronics.ca Publications

$1.5 billion – Fab materials spending by Chinese companies in 2010, reporting the highest forecasted growth amongst the worldwide markets. – Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI)

5.8% – Estimated percentage decline of China’s chip consumption in 2009. The Chinese chip market is expected to reach $72 billion in 2009, down from $76.5 billion in 2008. – iSuppli

298 million – Number of Internet users in China, which is nearly equal to the population of the United States. – China Internet Network Information Center

239.1 million units – China handset market in 2009, up 7.7% from 222.1 million units in 2008. – iSuppli

$30 billion – Amount of funding invested by the central Chinese government by 2020 to generate market growth. – SEMI

>50% – Predicted share of the global semiconductor market accounted for by the Asia-Pacific region by the end of 2012. – RNCOS

$8.2 billion – Revenue generated by the Asia-Pacific chip market in November 2008, down 23.4% from November 2007 when it met $10.7 billion in sales. Japan’s chip market generated $3.63 billion in November 2008, a decrease from $10.7 billion in November 2007. – World Semiconductor Trade Statistics Organization (WSTS)

$25 billion – Estimated value of Japan’s distribution total available market (DTAM). – Europartners Consultants

0.81 – Book-to-bill ratio posted for Japanese-based semiconductor equipment in October 2008, down from 0.95 in September 2008. – Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ)

$254.8 million – Revenue generated by Japan in Q3 2008 for electronic design automation (EDA) products and services, a 15.3% year-over-year (YoY) decrease. – EDA Consortium (EDAC)

$275 million – Value of worldwide orders for semiconductor manufacturing equipment made in Japan in January 2009, an 80.1% YoY decrease. – SEAJ

$5.3 billion – Predicted value of South Korea’s semiconductor equipment market in 2008, contracting 28% YoY from $7.35 billion. – SEMI

$6.12 billion – Estimated revenue generated by South Korea’s semiconductor materials market in 2008. This market is expected to reach $6.5 billion in South Korea by 2010. – SEMI

52.1% – Korea’s share of the Asia-Pacific thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) industry in December 2008. Taiwan, Japan and China followed with 34.6%, 9.1% and 4.2%, respectively. – DisplaySearch

$29.4 billion – Projected value of Taiwan’s IC production industry in 2009, a 26.9% YoY decrease. – Industrial Technology Intelligence Service (ITIS)

India

10% to 12% – Forecasted growth of India’s consumer electronics industry in the next few years. – RNCOS

13.4% – Compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
of India’s semiconductor market from 2008 to 2010. – India Semiconductor Association (ISA)-Frost & Sullivan Report Update

$5.9 billion – Revenue generated by India’s chip market in 2008. India’s chip market is expected to reach $7.59 billion in 2010. – ISA-Frost & Sullivan Report Update

30% to 35% – Projected growth of India’s air conditioning (AC) market in the next few years. – RNCOS

$2.53 billion – India’s total available market (TAM) for 2008. India’s TAM is anticipated to reach $3.24 billion in 2010 with a CAGR of 13.1%. – ISA-Frost & Sullivan Report Update

Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

$247.7 million – EDA products and services revenue generated by Western Europe in Q3 2008, a 12.9% YoY decrease. – EDAC

 

>$5 billion – Amount of funding granted to the Russian State Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RosNano) to fuel projects related to nanotechnology development in Russia. – SEMI

27% – Percentage of Russian information technology (IT) companies that cut wages and other compensation in November 2008. At the beginning of 2009, 47% of Russian IT companies are expecting make cuts. – Russian Association of Personnel Search Consultants (APSC)

30% to 40% – Predicted decline of Russia’s car market in 2009 due to the worsening economic climate. – Autostat

$677 million – Amount of funding invested by the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes) in Finland’s research and development (R&D) and innovation projects in 2008. – Tekes

20% – Percentage of commerce that will occur online in Britain by 2012. – British Government

>$1.4 billion – Amount of venture capital investment in UK and Irish high-tech start-ups in 2008, the highest level for these regions since 2001. – Ascendant

$383 million – Amount of clean technology funding in Germany in 2008, a drastic increase of 217% from 2007. Israel saw $247 million invested in clean technology, an increase of 224%. Germany and Isreal’s significant funding growth is attributed to very large solar deals. – Cleantech Group

$2.08 billion – Amount of funding raised by 483 Israeli high-tech companies in 2008, an 18% increase from $1.76 billion raised in 2007. – Israeli Venture Capital (IVC) Research Center

109 – Number of Israeli high-tech companies that raised a total of $394 million in Q4 2008, a 22% decrease from $503 million raised in Q4 2007. – IVC Research Center

$780 million – Amount of funding that Israeli VCs invested in Israeli high-tech companies in 2008, which accounted for 38% of the total amount invested in Israeli high-tech companies. In Q4 2008, Israeli VCs invested $151 million in Israeli high-tech companies. – IVC Research Center

5 – Number of semiconductor fabs that Israel presently maintains. Intel has three fabs and Tower Semiconductor maintains two. – Invest in Israel

NORTH AMERICA

$262.5 million – Amount of semiconductor funding captured by 36 North American companies in Q4 2008. – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Thomas Reuters, National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)

1.6% – Forecasted contraction of the U.S. economy in 2009; however, the U.S. economy is expected to grow 1.6% in 2010. – International Monetary Fund (IMF)

220 – Number of Silicon Valley companies that raised a total of $1,966.7 million in Q4 2008. – PwC, Thomas Reuters, NVCA

6 – Number of U.S. venture capital-backed initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2008, raising $470.2 million. This is a sharp decrease from 86 IPOs raising $10,326.3 million in 2007. – PwC, Thomas Reuters, NVCA

$668.7 million – Value of orders reported by semiconductor equipment manufacturers in North America in December 2008. – SEMI

19.7% – Percentage decline of American exports in Q4 2008, while American imports dropped 15.7%. – U.S. Government

$555.5 million – Value of EDA products and services purchased by North America in Q3 2008, an 11% YoY decrease. – EDAC

5.9 million – Number of employees in the U.S. high-tech industry as of July 2008, the highest level since 2002. – American Electronics Association (AeA)

3.8% – The annual gross domestic product (GDP)
rate for the U.S. in Q4 2008. – U.S. Government

4% – Forecasted growth of advanced ceramics
demand in the U.S. in 2012, generating more than $12 billion in revenue. – Electronics.ca Publications

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