Global semiconductor output increased by 4.5% year-on-year in 2011

Since the start of the apple boom, many IC design companies in Taiwan have faced the dilemma of not being able to access the business opportunities. The ITC estimated that this year the global semiconductor market will have a size of approximately US$313.8 billion, a growth of 4.5% over the previous year, and the growth momentum will slow down. Taiwanese IC design companies face greater pressure.

The Council believes that Taiwan's semiconductor-related industries will grow slowly this year. Among them, the foundry has the most room for growth. IC design has slowed down due to conservative growth, and the memory industry has a higher risk. At the same time, some manufacturers want Face financial pressure.

Under the leadership of Apple, the wave of 3G, smart phones and tablet computers was officially launched. Taiwan's IC design companies used to depend mainly on PC/NB, so the new product launch schedule is relatively backward, and the overall operating performance this year is showing a slowdown. The situation, the performance of multiple vendors is even worse than last year.

The leading factory MediaTek is mainly based on mobile phone chips. In the first quarter, under the impact of NT appreciation, off-season industries, and market competition, the overall output value slipped to the recent low, although customers in the second quarter were actively stocking due to the daily shock, and there was another season in the third quarter. Effect and new product mass production, output value is expected to rise 10%, but MediaTek is facing the shrinking pressure of the mobile phone market in emerging markets, and the impact of 3G and smart phone chips late volume, the scale of revenue still has pressure.

According to Hong Chunhui, deputy director of the financial policy committee, the semiconductor market surged after the financial turmoil last year. However, the overall industry competition is changing dramatically. The industrial landscape continues to be restructured, and some terminal applications have slowed down, leading to the global semiconductor market growth Weakened; Taiwan’s semiconductor industry rebounded last year, but the DRAM industry has suffered from deeper setbacks and the gap with international manufacturers has continued to widen.

In addition, the business opportunities in the semiconductor market in mainland China have gradually emerged. In the past, Taiwanese IC design companies such as MediaTek took advantage of the rise of the Chinese market, and with the official launch of local policies to support China's IC design industry, Taiwan's IC design industry is still bound to face.