{"id":2175,"date":"2022-01-25T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/?p=2175"},"modified":"2025-09-11T09:16:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T01:16:34","slug":"global-semiconductor-chip-market-in-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/01\/25\/global-semiconductor-chip-market-in-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"Global semiconductor chip market in detail, big dominators and markets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mastering the flow of products and market conditions is the fastest way to understand the industry. The semiconductor wafer industry is no different. Regarding the semiconductor chip industry, I suggest you to refer to the description of my following blog articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/05\/07\/semiconductor-investment\/\">6 common wrong semiconductor investment myths<\/a>&#8221; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2021\/09\/25\/the-lucrative-semiconductor-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The lucrative semiconductor supply chain<\/a>&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span 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ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/01\/25\/global-semiconductor-chip-market-in-detail\/#How_big_is_the_market\" >How big is the market<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/01\/25\/global-semiconductor-chip-market-in-detail\/#Which_countries_consume_the_most_chips\" >Which countries consume the most chips<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/01\/25\/global-semiconductor-chip-market-in-detail\/#Top_ten_chip_buyers\" >Top ten chip buyers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/01\/25\/global-semiconductor-chip-market-in-detail\/#Major_global_chip_supplier\" >Major global chip supplier<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/01\/25\/global-semiconductor-chip-market-in-detail\/#Major_chip_manufacturers_in_the_world\" >Major chip manufacturers in the world<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/01\/25\/global-semiconductor-chip-market-in-detail\/#Where_are_the_chips_used\" >Where are the chips used?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/01\/25\/global-semiconductor-chip-market-in-detail\/#Chip_categories\" >Chip categories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/01\/25\/global-semiconductor-chip-market-in-detail\/#Detailed_chip_categories_and_growth_rate\" >Detailed chip categories and growth rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/01\/25\/global-semiconductor-chip-market-in-detail\/#How_many_chips_shipped\" >How many chips shipped?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/01\/25\/global-semiconductor-chip-market-in-detail\/#Related_articles\" >Related articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_is_the_market\"><\/span><strong>How big is the market<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a report released by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), global semiconductor sales will reach a record $555.9 billion in 2021, of which the mainland&#8217;s sales will reach $192.5 billion, accounting for 34.63%, with a growth rate of 27.1%. No. 1 in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_countries_consume_the_most_chips\"><\/span><strong>Which countries consume the most chips<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, China imports about three-quarters of the world&#8217;s chips, exceeding US$300 billion, and its self-sufficiency rate is about 15.9% (IC Insight data). According to the China Semiconductor Association, in 2019, the size of the semiconductor market in major countries and regions in the world is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Geo<\/td><td>Market size (US$ billion)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>China<\/td><td>144.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Europe<\/td><td>113.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>U.S.<\/td><td>78.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Japan<\/td><td>39.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rest of Asia Pacific<\/td><td>36<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Qualcomm has publicly stated that more than 70% of the company&#8217;s revenue comes from mainland China. Both Intel and nVidia have announced that both are more than 30%, Texas Instruments (ticker: TXN) is more than 55% (see &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/11\/22\/texas-instruments-bio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How does Texas Instruments make money? Amazing long term capital reward and company net profit margin!<\/a>&#8220;), and laser developer IPG Photonics (ticker:  IPGP) is 42%. China accounts for at least 30% of the revenue of other important semiconductor companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_ten_chip_buyers\"><\/span><strong>Top ten chip buyers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Gartner&#8217;s statistics for 2020:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>OEM vendor<\/td><td>Purchase in US$ million<\/td><td>Percentage<\/td><td>Annual growth rate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Apple<\/td><td>53,616<\/td><td>11.9%<\/td><td>+24%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Samsung Electronics<\/td><td>36,416<\/td><td>8.1%<\/td><td>+20.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hua Wei<\/td><td>19.086<\/td><td>4.2%<\/td><td>-23.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lenovo<\/td><td>18,555<\/td><td>4.1%<\/td><td>+10.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dell<\/td><td>16,581<\/td><td>3.7%<\/td><td>+6.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BBK<\/td><td>13,393<\/td><td>3%<\/td><td>+14.9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HPQ<\/td><td>10,992<\/td><td>2.4%<\/td><td>+2.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Xiaomi<\/td><td>8,790<\/td><td>2%<\/td><td>+26%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Foxconn<\/td><td>5,730<\/td><td>1.3%<\/td><td>-1.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HPE<\/td><td>5,570<\/td><td>1.2%<\/td><td>+0.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Non top 10 OEM<\/td><td>261,109<\/td><td>58%<\/td><td>+5.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>All OEM vendors<\/td><td>449,839<\/td><td>100%<\/td><td>+7.3%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Major_global_chip_supplier\"><\/span><strong>Major global chip supplier<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to ICinsights&#8217;s year 2020 statistics, the market share of fabless IC design companies is 55% for American companies and 21% for the Korean companies. Taiwan accounts for 7% of total IC sales by virtue of its advantages in IC sales of fabless companies. Both European and Japanese companies are 6%. Companies in mainland China account for only 5% of the global IC market. Specific to the field of CPU, the gap is even more obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the latest statistics are the latest report released by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semiconductors.org\/chinas-share-of-global-chip-sales-now-surpasses-taiwan-closing-in-on-europe-and-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in January 2022, showing that China&#8217;s sales share in the global chip market has surpassed Taiwan for two consecutive years, closely following Europe. and Japan.<\/a> It is estimated that by 2024, China&#8217;s sales share in the global chip market will reach 17.4%, far ahead of Europe, Japan and Taiwan, and basically catching up with South Korea, which is ranked second in the world. 40% of the United States is still some way off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to TrendForce, the world&#8217;s top ten fabless IC design companies in 2020:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Company<\/td><td>2020 revenue in US$ million<\/td><td>Annual growth rate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Qualcomm<\/td><td>19.407<\/td><td>+33.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Braodcom<\/td><td>17,246<\/td><td>+2.9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>nVidia<\/td><td>15,412<\/td><td>+52.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MTK<\/td><td>10,929<\/td><td>+37.3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AMD<\/td><td>9,763%<\/td><td>+45%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Xilinx<\/td><td>3,053<\/td><td>-5.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marvell&nbsp;<\/td><td>2,942<\/td><td>+8.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Novatek<\/td><td>2,712<\/td><td>+30.1%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Realtek<\/td><td>2,635<\/td><td>+34.1%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dialog<\/td><td>1,376%<\/td><td>-3.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sum<\/td><td>85,974<\/td><td>+26.4%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Major_chip_manufacturers_in_the_world\"><\/span><strong>Major chip manufacturers in the world<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to TrendForce&#8217;s data, Taiwan accounted for 64% of the nearly US$90 billion in wafer foundry revenue worldwide, South Korea accounted for 18%, and Mainland China accounted for 6%. But 20 years ago, the United States manufactured 40% of the world&#8217;s semiconductor wafers. Today, the US manufactures only 12%. The top ten global foundries in the first quarter of 2021\uff0c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Company<\/td><td>Revenue in US$ million<\/td><td>Annual growth rate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TSMC<\/td><td>12,910<\/td><td>+25%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Samsung Electronics<\/td><td>4,052<\/td><td>+11%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UMC<\/td><td>1,603<\/td><td>+14%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GlobalFountries<\/td><td>1,469<\/td><td>+8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SMIC<\/td><td>1,059<\/td><td>+17%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TowerJazz<\/td><td>345<\/td><td>+15%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PSMC<\/td><td>340<\/td><td>+20%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VIS<\/td><td>327<\/td><td>+26%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hua Hong<\/td><td>288<\/td><td>+42%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DB HiTek<\/td><td>197<\/td><td>+4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Combined<\/td><td>22,590<\/td><td>+20%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_are_the_chips_used\"><\/span><strong>Where are the chips used?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to IDC&#8217;s 2020 statistics, the uses of chips produced worldwide are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Applied areas<\/td><td>Percentage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Computers<\/td><td>39.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Communication and phone<\/td><td>35%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Consumer electronics<\/td><td>10.1%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Auto<\/td><td>7.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Industrial and other<\/td><td>7.5%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chip_categories\"><\/span><strong>Chip categories <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to IDC&#8217;s 2020 statistics, the main types of chips produced globally are as follows:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Chip category<\/td><td>Market size in US$ billion <\/td><td>Annual growth rate  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DRAM ( data by SIA)  <\/td><td>117.3 <\/td><td>+4% <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Storage, NAND (data by SIA) <\/td><td>49.5 &nbsp; <\/td><td>+23.1% <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Computer <\/td><td>152<\/td><td>+10.9% <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mobile phone <\/td><td>114.9  <\/td><td> +3% <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Auto <\/td><td>37 <\/td><td> -8.4% <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Detailed_chip_categories_and_growth_rate\"><\/span><strong>Detailed chip categories and growth rate<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the 33 IC product categories defined by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization, the IC Insights report points out that the output of major chip types produced worldwide in 2020 and the growth rate in 2021 are as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Product category<\/td><td>2020 growth rate<\/td><td>2021 growth rate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Industrial\/other\/spcl purpose logic<\/td><td>+12%<\/td><td>+47%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DRAM<\/td><td>+8%<\/td><td>+41%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Auto-spcl purpose logic<\/td><td>+10%<\/td><td>+39%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Consumer-special purpose logic<\/td><td>+8%<\/td><td>+38%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mobile phone AP<\/td><td>+24%<\/td><td>+34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Auto-App-specific analog<\/td><td>-7%<\/td><td>+31%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Display drivers<\/td><td>+13%<\/td><td>+31%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wireless comm-App-specific analog<\/td><td>+8%<\/td><td>+28%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wireless comm-Spcl purpose logic<\/td><td>+24%<\/td><td>+26%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Consumer-App specific analog <\/td><td>+8%<\/td><td>+25%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>32-bit MCU  <\/td><td>+3%<\/td><td>+24%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Power management analog<\/td><td>+4%<\/td><td>+24%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total IC market<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>+13%<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>+24%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amplifiers\/comparators<\/td><td>+1%<\/td><td>+22%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DSP<\/td><td>-10%<\/td><td>+22%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Industrial\/other-App specific analog <\/td><td>+2%<\/td><td>+22%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NAND flash<\/td><td>+25%<\/td><td>+22%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Computer peripherals-spcl purpose logic<\/td><td>+31%<\/td><td>+21%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General purpose logic<\/td><td>+3%<\/td><td>+21%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Interface<\/td><td>+10%<\/td><td>+21%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NOR flash<\/td><td>+0%<\/td><td>+21%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Computer-App specific analog<\/td><td>+6%<\/td><td>+18%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wired Comm-App-specific analog<\/td><td>+17%<\/td><td>+18%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wired Comm-Spcl-purpose logic<\/td><td>+12%<\/td><td>+15%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16 bits MCU <\/td><td>-8%<\/td><td>+13%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EEPROM<\/td><td>-2%<\/td><td>+13%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Signal conversion<\/td><td>-2%<\/td><td>+13%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Embedded MPUs<\/td><td>+11%<\/td><td>+11%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PLDs<\/td><td>-5%<\/td><td>+10%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Standard cell<\/td><td>-4%<\/td><td>+10%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SRAM<\/td><td>+5%<\/td><td>+8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Computer CPU<\/td><td>+14%<\/td><td>+4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4\/8 bits MCU<\/td><td>-10%<\/td><td>+3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gate array<\/td><td>+28%<\/td><td>-33%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/axonite-1600x1200-1.jpg\" alt=\"semiconductor \" class=\"wp-image-13901\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">credit: axonite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_chips_shipped\"><\/span><strong>How many chips shipped?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to IC Insights statistics, the application categories of global semiconductor shipments in 2020:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Total chips shipped worldwide<\/td><td>1.0363 trillion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Discrete chip<\/td><td>41%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opticol chip<\/td><td>25%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Analog<\/td><td>17%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Standard logic<\/td><td>6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Memory<\/td><td>5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MCU<\/td><td>3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sensor<\/td><td>3%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_articles\"><\/span>Related articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2024\/09\/06\/what-are-silicon-photonics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What are silicon photonics? 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