Top 10 semiconductor companies in the world in the last 30 years

Since 1985, semiconductor technology has grown by leaps and bounds, and the world’s top 10 semiconductor companies have also undergone earth-shattering changes. In the meantime, management changes, integration and restructuring, economic boom and bust, new product debut, and technological innovations have come to an end. Changes have continued. The industry has only three companies, Intel, TI, and Toshiba, among the top 10 companies.

Some people think that foresightedness, good decision-making, and good management will keep these companies young, but they have to say that there is a bit of good luck. In 1985 and 1990, Japan’s NEC dominated the country, and five Japanese companies and six Japanese companies were ranked in the top 10 for two years. This is not seen in history. It shows that the Japanese semiconductor industry in the 1980’s was extremely atmospheric and unmatched. . After 1995, Intel entered the glorious world and was in the limelight. Then it took the position of the leading boss for decades and never looked back. Japanese companies gradually declined. In 2011, there were only 2 of the top 10 companies. South Korea’s Samsung Corporation has been ranked 6th in the world since 1995. It has entered the top 10 and is growing stronger. In 2005, it even further jumped into the world runner-up. Hynix accompanied it, and we saw the rise of the Korean semiconductor industry in the 1990s. In 2000, there were ST, Infineon and Philips companies in Europe strongly returning. After 10 years until 2011, ST still ranked No. 6, which shows that the company's determination is strong.

Due to the avoidance of double counting, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is not listed in the top 10 in Taiwan. As the world's largest semiconductor foundry company, according to its actual output value, it has entered the top 6 in 2006 (US$9.7 billion) and 14.7 billion in 2011. The dollar is among the top 3, and the great performance of the OEM is self-evident. With the advancement of wireless communications and the widespread use of mobile phones, Qualcomm and Broadcom, the two U.S. factoryless companies that serve the service, have entered the top 10. In this way, in 2011, there were five companies in the United States that entered the top 10, and the semiconductor industry started in the United States. While it once fell in disrepute, today's facts show that the United States attaches great importance to the semiconductor industry, plans for new changes, and a resurgence.