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INDUSTRY DATA

Fabless Facts

Growth of Fabless Companies Worldwide

  • 1999 = 500
  • 2000 = 750
  • 2001 = 850
  • 2002 = 950
  • 2003 = 1,100
  • 2004 = 1,250
  • 2005 = 1,300
  • 2006 = 1,350
  • 2007 = 1,300

Geographic Dispersion of Fabless Companies (2007)

  • North America = 600
  • Europe = 150
  • Asia = 500
  • Israel = 50


Source: GSA: Reflects updated data. May differ from the most recent Global Semiconductor Financial Report.

CY 2007 Revenue

  • CY 2007 public fabless revenue totaled $53.1 billion, an increase of 7% over 2006.
  • CY 2007 public fabless revenue accounted for 20% of the $263.6 billion semiconductor sales total.

Top 10 Fabless Companies by CY 2007 Revenue

 

Company

Stock Exchange

Ticker

CY 2007 Revenue ($000)

1

 QUALCOMM (QCT Division) NASDAQ QCOM
$5,619,000

2

 NVIDIA NASDAQ NVDA $4,097,860

3

 SanDisk NASDAQ SNDK $3,896,366

4

 Broadcom NASDAQ BRCM $3,776,395

5

 Marvell Technology Group NASDAQ MRVL $2,894,693

6

 LSI NYSE LSI $2,603,643

7

 MediaTek TSEC 2454 $2,472,601

8

 Xilinx NASDAQ XLNX $1,809,084

9

 Avago Technologies Private Private $1,554,000

10

 Altera NASDAQ ALTR $1,263,548
Source: GSA

2007 IPO Pricing Activity

In 2007, 11 fabless companies priced, including:

  • AuthenTec [NASDAQ: AUTH]
  • Cavium Networks [NASDAQ: CAVM]
  • Davicom Semiconductor [TSEC: 3094]
  • Entropic Communications [NASDAQ: ENTR]
  • GSI Technology [NASDAQ: GSIT]
  • IC Plus [TSEC: 8040]
  • Intellon [NASDAQ: ITLN]
  • Mellanox Technologies [NASDAQ: MLNX]
  • Memsic [NASDAQ: MEMS]
  • Spreadtrum Communications [NASDAQ: SPRD]
  • USBest Technology [TSEC: 3589]

2007 Merger and Acquisition Activity

In 2007, 71 fabless mergers and acquisitions totaled $6.2 billion.

2007 Funding Activity


Source: GSA


Source: GSA

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