LONDON — The fabless semiconductor industry revenues fell on an annual basis in the first quarter of 2007 according to data from the Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA).
Worldwide fabless industry revenue fell 8 percent quarter-over-quarter and 0.6 percent year-over-year to $11.7 billion in the first quarter. This is about 19 percent of the global semiconductor sales total, which stood at about $61.0 billion for the quarter.
The top ten fabless companies had combined revenue of $6.5 billion, or 55 percent of total fabless semiconductor revenues, the FSA said.
The top ten fabless companies by first quarter revenue, according to the FSA, were:
Top ten fabless chip companies ranked by Q1 2007 revenue
1. Qualcomm: $1.3 billion
2. Broadcomm: $901 million
3. Nvidia Corp.: $844 million
4. SanDisk Corp.: $786 million
5. Marvell Technology Group Ltd.: $635 million
6. LSI Logic: $465 million
7. MediaTek Inc.: $450 million
8. Xilinx Inc.: $443 million
9. Avago Technologies: $386 million
10. Altera Corp.: $305 million
Source: The Fabless Semiconductor Association
This ranking is similar to previous rankings with Qualcomm, Broadcomm, Nvidia and SanDisk retaining their positions. The disappearance of ATI Technologies Inc., acquired by Advanced Micro Devices Inc., has allowed Marvell to continue its rise and MediaTek also continues to climb.
The fabless semiconductor sector is active in terms of startup companies and 39 companies raised $500.8 million in the first quarter, the FSA said. This represents a 32 percent quarter-over-quarter dollar amount increase and a 18 percent increase in the number of deals closed, the organization added.
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