FSA Reports Fabless Revenue Topped $23B in 1H 2006

Highest 1H Total in Fabless History

September 26, 2006

Who:

FSA - the voice of the global fabless business model



   

What:

FSA issued its CYQ2 2006/Mid-Year Global Fabless Fundings & Financials Report, outlining key statistics for industry growth in 1H 2006, including:

  • Fabless industry revenue totaled $23.7 billion, equating to 20 percent of total semiconductor sales ($118.0 billion)
  • Worldwide fabless industry revenue grew 32 percent year-over-year
  • Top ten fabless companies listed by 1H 2006 revenue, which combined for a total of $12.4 billion, or 52 percent of total fabless industry revenue.
    1. QUALCOMM (QCT Division) [NASDAQ: QCOM]: $2.2B
    2. Broadcom [NASDAQ: BRCM]: $1.8B
    3. NVIDIA Corporation [NASDAQ: NVDA]: $1.4B
    4. SanDisk Corporation [NASDAQ: SNDK]: $1.3B
    5. ATI Technologies [NASDAQ: ATYT]: $1.3B
    6. Marvell Technology Group Ltd [NASDAQ: MRVL]: $1.1B
    7. LSI Logic [NYSE: LSI]: $966M
    8. Xilinx, Inc. [NASDAQ: XLNX]: $954M
    9. MediaTek Incorporation [TSEC: 2454]: $701M
    10. Altera [NASDAQ: ALTR]: $627M
  • North American fabless companies represented 75 percent of revenue, followed by Asia with 21 percent, Europe with 3 percent and India with <1 percent.
  • 85 companies raised $1.1 billion, a 22 percent year-over-year dollar amount increase and a 9 percent year-over-year increase in the number of deals closed.


   

When:

The complimentary report is available to both FSA members and members of the media. The report is also available for purchase to the industry via the FSA Store .



About FSA:
FSA is the voice of the global fabless business model. Incorporated in 1994, FSA positively impacts the growth and return on invested capital of this business model to enhance the environment for innovation. It provides a platform for meaningful global collaboration between fabless companies and their partners; identifies and articulates opportunities and challenges to enable solutions; and provides research, resources, publications and survey information. Members include fabless companies and their supply chain and service partners, representing more than 21 countries across the globe. www.fsa.org.

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