2008: Semiconductor chip market will exceed 300 billion USD

The bright, pink-colored prospect for the semiconductor industry will continue until at least the end of 2008, when the global revenue of this market is expected to break the $ 300 billion threshold.

While the vast majority of experts only dare to predict the growth rate of 2% for the coming year, market research firm iSuppli "boldly" put out nearly 6%.

It was a downward revision compared to April this year, when iSuppli said that the growth rate would not be less than 8.1%. This adjustment is due to iSuppli worrying about the problem of continuous memory chip prices, accompanied by oversupply.

However, iSuppli said "the situation of the semiconductor industry is still very bright. The market is basically very strong, despite the price decline. The chip still plays a vital role for computers.

Optimistic growth

Source: Infotech In addition, the chip appears more and more in the new generation of high-end smartphones and phones. Meanwhile, the growth rate of the mobile market is expected to exceed 10% in 2008.

This is considered a very strong push for the chip industry in the current context, when many people worry that the PC market has signs of saturation.

Another noteworthy point is that although analysts in general are particularly afraid of the "big discount" status of the chip in the first quarter will last throughout this year, but iSuppli is more optimistic. The company predicts that prices will improve in the second quarter, the time to prepare for a new school year.

According to iSuppli, growth will only slow down in 2009 with 2.7%, reaching $ 308.9 billion in revenue. However, manufacturers will not be sad for long, because the market will quickly prosper again in 2010 and 2011, when the growth rate is 8.5% and 9%, reaching 335 billion and respectively. 365 billion USD.

Trong Cam