Monday, December 15, 2008
In the projected chip rankings for 2008, Intel Corp. is expected to hold the No. 1 position for the 17th consecutive year, according to Gartner Inc. (See table below)
Intel is projected to increase its market share to 13.1 percent in 2008. Qualcomm Inc. is projected to experience the strongest growth rate among the top 10 vendors, as its revenue increased 15 percent in 2008, according to the firm.
Hynix Semiconductor Inc. is expected to suffer the steepest decline among the top 10 semiconductor vendors in 2008, as revenue dropped 29.7 percent. Hynix was one of the companies that was hit hardest by the price drop of DRAM and NAND, which was caused by excess supply.
Another vendor that struggled during 2008 was Infineon Technologies. ''Infineon had a tough year as its memory subsidiary, Qimonda, which it is looking to divest, is becoming marginalized within the DRAM industry,'' said Andrew Norwood, research vice president at Gartner, in a statement.
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