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Asian Semiconductor Manufacturing on Strong Growth Curve

A research conducted by In-Stat found that with the semiconductor food chain already strongly established in Asia—including design, EDA, IP firms, and testing and packaging services—the long-term outlook indicates that Asia’s position in semiconductor production will continue to strengthen. In addition to reduced production costs in Asia, companies will also benefit from the growing demand for semiconductors in Asia itself, the high-tech market research firm says.

“With the foundry business centered in Taiwan, and major memory makers located nearby in Japan and South Korea, China is expected to drive the next manufacturing growth wave in Asia,” says Mayank Jain, In-Stat analyst. “Many IDM and foundry players in China are already expanding their production capacities.”

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

Overall foundry revenues in 2005 were USD 18.24 billion, and the contribution of Asian foundries was close to 91%, at US.56 billion
Revenue from Asian foundries is expected to reach USD 31.8 billion in 2010
With Samsung venturing into the leading-edge foundry business, competition is expected to heat up among top foundry players offering advanced process technology, while China’s foundries will offer low-cost fabrication on older technologies


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