Fabless companies out-performed IDMs in 2012
Rick Merritt, EETimes
1/4/2013 7:23 PM EST
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Fabless semiconductor companies as a group outperformed chip makers with their own fabs again in 2012, according to the latest numbers from the upcoming McClean Report 2013. In advance of the report’s release, IC Insights President Bill McClean shared data showing the historical strength of the fabless sector.
Revenues for fabless chip makers grew six percent in 2012 compared to a fall of four percent for so-called integrated device makers (IDMs), according to the forthcoming report.
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