For more than 10 years, GSA has tracked fabless companies
and the end-market applications in which they compete for
market share. As the fabless model continues to experience
a growing number of emerging start-ups, especially in the
Asia-Pacific region, markets are naturally becoming more occupied,
creating a more competitive environment within the semiconductor
industry.
Source: iSuppli
Table 1: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Market Segment
$M
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
10-15 CAGR%
10/09 % Change
Automotive
21,169
20,905
16,594
22,179
24,367
26,477
28,597
31,245
33,293
8%
34%
Computer
79,956
70,932
65,089
88,450
95,663
95,900
105,851
117,094
133,312
9%
36%
Consumer
50,060
48,943
44,399
57,589
63,400
66,910
73,822
84,051
91,982
10%
30%
Wired
25,559
24,260
21,954
25,136
26,256
28,019
30,863
34,757
35,186
7%
14%
Wireless
45,761
53,249
52,215
64,636
71,350
75,373
85,601
96,401
108,429
11%
24%
Test and Measurement
7,413
6,327
5,273
6,910
7,581
7,597
8,069
8,691
9,790
7%
31%
Process Control
10,306
9,113
7,718
10,353
11,476
12,591
13,233
13,784
14,881
8%
34%
Military and Aerospace
3,358
2,796
2,278
2,931
3,236
3,488
3,676
3,839
4,094
7%
29%
Medical
2,627
2,713
2,586
3,559
3,994
4,414
4,898
5,500
6,187
12%
38%
Other Industrial
9,437
9,367
8,212
11,440
12,773
12,815
14,131
15,643
16,892
8%
39%
Total
255,645
248,603
226,319
293,183
320,094
333,583
368,741
411,005
454,045
9%
30%
Source: databeans Estimates
Table 2: Semiconductor Revenue and Growth
by Application Market (in billions of dollars)
2009
2010
Growth
Data Processing
$86
$119
38.6%
Wireless Communications
$47
$62
30.0%
Automotive Electronics
$15
$19
28.5%
Industrial Electronics
$21
$27
28.4%
Consumer Electronics
$44
$56
26.5%
Wired Communications
$14
$18
25.4%
Source: iSuppli
GSA offers its online End Markets Tool to members so fabless,
IDM and supplier companies, venture capitalists, industry analysts,
or anyone else who has an interest, are able to easily and quickly
identify market saturation levels – helping to analyze growth
potential within the different markets and seeing which companies are
competing in what areas.
Seven major end-market categories and the sub-categories within
each market are used in the research of over 1,200 fabless
companies and IDMs. Companies are listed under seven major end-market
application categories, as well as two additional levels of
more defined sub-categories. The major end-market application categories
are Data Processing Electronics, Networking & Telecom, Consumer
Electronics, Automotive Electronics, Industrial Electronics, Military/Aerospace and Wired/Wireless Communications. To access the tool, click the End Markets Tool link.