Who spends the most on semiconductors?
February 07, 2023
Unsurprisingly, we find several major OEM manufacturers of PCs and smartphones among the biggest semiconductor buyers.
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Top10 semi buyers increased chip spending by 25.2% in 2021
February 02, 2022
The semiconductor shortage and the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global OEMs' production in 2021, but the top 10 OEMs increased their chip spending by 25.2% and accounted for 42.1% of the total market, according Gartner.
Apple and Samsung remain the top chip buyers in 2020
February 12, 2021
Gartner says that the top 10 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) increased their semiconductor spending by 10% in 2020, and accounted for 42% of the total market, up from 40.9% in 2019.
China accounted for 7 of top 10 leading smartphone suppliers in 2017
June 29, 2018
IC Insights shows a final 2017 ranking of the top smartphone leaders in terms of unit shipments; 9 of the top 12 smartphone suppliers were headquartered in China. Two South Korean companies (Samsung and LG) and one U.S. supplier (Apple) make up the remainder.
Samsung & Apple buys 19.5% of all semiconductors
January 29, 2018
Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top two semiconductor chip buyers in 2017, representing 19.5 percent of the total worldwide market, according to Gartner.
7 Chinese manufacturers in Top10
June 26, 2017
China accounted for 10 of Top14 leading smartphone suppliers in 2016, with the market share growing to 39 percent.
Samsung and Apple switch places in top list 2016
February 01, 2017
Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top two semiconductor chip buyers in 2016, representing 18.2 percent of the total worldwide market, according to Gartner.
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