For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – December 3, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the latest Industry Outlook. Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses the Semiconductors Industry, including Intel Corp (INTC), Texas Instruments (TXN), STMicroelectronics (STM), Sony (SNE) and Qualcomm (QCOM).
A synopsis of today’s Industry Outlook is presented below. The full article can be read at http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/27841/Semiconductor+Industry.
The demand for greater functionality in smaller and more power efficient gadgets is leading to greater integration within the semiconductor device. This is leading to increased demand for the system-on-a-chip (SoC), which is a single device incorporating a microprocessor, digital signal processor or graphics core, as well as memory and logic. Within SoCs, both application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and application specific standard products are expected to do well. ASICs are usually customized for a single buyer, while ASSPs may have multiple buyers.
The major players in the industry may be categorized into chipmakers, equipment and material suppliers, and foundries.
According to Gartner Dataquest and iSuppli Corp, Intel Corp (INTC), Samsung and Toshiba Corp. were the top three semiconductor suppliers in 2008. Texas Instruments (TXN) dropped to the fourth position, as the company decided to phase off its wireless baseband business. STMicroelectronics (STM) was in fifth, followed by Japan’s Renesas. Sony (SNE), Qualcomm (QCOM) and Hynix stepped into the top ten for the first time, filling the next three positions. Infineon stayed at number 10.
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