Consumer Special Purpose Logic IC Industry Overview
The Consumer Special Purpose Logic IC Market is a moderately fragmented market with the presence of significant players like Qualcomm Inc., NXP Semiconductors NV, Texas Instruments Inc., Infenion Technologies, etc. Product innovation, collaborations, and acquisitions are some of the techniques frequently employed by market players. Further, as the IC manufacturing process advances, catering to numerous applications, new industry participants are extending their market presence and expanding their corporate footprint in emerging nations.
- February 2022 - As new geopolitical and technological dynamics alter the global semiconductor business, German and Japanese semiconductor material suppliers are continuing to strengthen their presence in Taiwan. According to the Consulting Director of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) continues to implement new techniques, Japanese and German factories are seeking to collaborate with TSMC in order to improve their own competitive position in the industry.
- December 2021- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd announced the merger of its mobile and consumer electronics divisions and the appointment of new co-CEOs in its significant reorganization since 2017 to streamline its structure and focus on increasing its logic chip business. In the July-September quarter, the mobile industry had an operating profit of JPY 3.36 trillion (USD 2.84 billion), compared to JPY 760 billion in consumer electronics.
Consumer Special Purpose Logic IC Market Leaders
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NXP Semiconductors NV
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Texas Instruments Inc.
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Infenion Technologies Ag
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STMicroelectronics NV
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Renesas Electronics
- *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order