GSA Reports Semiconductor Industry CYQ3 2007 Revenue Totaled $71.9B

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) released the CYQ3 2007
version of its Global Semiconductor Fundings and Financials Report.
This quarterly report includes funding and financial data for fabless,
integrated device manufacturer (IDM), pure-play foundry, intellectual
property, electronic design automation, design service and back-end
sectors; initial public offering data; and merger and acquisition
data.

The key statistics outlined in the CYQ3 2007 Report include:

-- Semiconductor revenue totaled $71.9 billion, with fabless and
IDM revenue accounting for 20 percent and 80 percent of the
CYQ3 2007 semiconductor sales total, respectively.

-- North American semiconductor companies represented 52 percent
of revenue, followed by Asia with 37 percent, Europe with 11
percent and India with less than one percent. (Note: Asia
includes Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan.)

-- The top 15 semiconductor companies by CYQ3 2007 revenue
accounted for $42.3 billion, or 59 percent of total
semiconductor revenue.

1. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC): $10.09B

2. Samsung Electronics (KSE: 5930): $5.45B

3. Toshiba (TSE: 6502): $3.59B

4. Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN): $3.46B

5. Hynix Semiconductor (KSE: 000660): $2.65B

6. STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM): $2.57B

7. Renesas Technology (Private): $2.04B

8. Sony (NYSE: SNE): $1.78B

9. NXP Semiconductors (Private): $1.71B

10. Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD): $1.63B

11. Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX): $1.59B

12. NEC Electronics (TSE: 6723): $1.46B

13. Freescale Semiconductor (Private): $1.45B

14. Micron Technology (NYSE: MU): $1.44B

15. QUALCOMM - QCT Division (NASDAQ: QCOM): $1.42B

-- 57 fabless companies, IDMs and semiconductor suppliers raised
$777.5 million, a 14 percent QoQ dollar amount increase and a
10 percent increase in the number of deals closed.

Availability

The Report is available complimentary to members, and the latest
issue is priced at $300 for non-members. To learn more about this
report, visit:
http://www.gsaglobal.org/publications/financials/index.asp.

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the growth and increase the return on invested capital of the global
semiconductor industry by fostering a more effective fabless ecosystem
through collaboration, integration and innovation. It addresses the
challenges within the supply chain including IP, EDA/design, wafer
manufacturing, test and packaging to enable industry-wide solutions.
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