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Global semiconductor market slides, mobile chips a bright spot

Martha DeGrasse
By Martha DeGrasse
Wireless

Gartner estimates worldwide chip sales at $300 billion for 2012, and IHS iSuppli puts the number at $304 billion. Both firms agree that worldwide semiconductor sales were down more than 2% last year, with sales falling at most of the major chip companies.

IHS iSuppli said that only eight chipmakers on its list reported sales increases: Samsung, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Sony, NXP, NVidia, MediaTek and LSI. Most of these companies make chips for mobile devices.

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See below for an overview of Gartner’s report and an overview of the top five semiconductor companies.

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Martha DeGrasse
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Martha DeGrasse is the publisher of Network Builder Reports (nbreports.com). At RCR, Martha authored more than 20 in-depth feature reports and more than 2,400 news articles. She also created the Mobile Minute and the 5 Things to Know Today series. Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Martha produced business and technology news for CNN and Dow Jones in New York and managed the online editorial group at Hoover’s Online before taking a number of years off to be at home when her children were young. Martha is the board president of Austin's Trinity Center and is a member of the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.

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