Intel (INTC) 2011 Semi Market Share Jumps to More than 10-Year Highs
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Not only is Intel's (Nasdaq: INTC) stock recovering, but the company's semiconductor market share surged to a more than 10-year high last year, according to data from IHS.
Intel's 2011 overall semiconductor market share rose 2.5 percentage points to 15.6 percent, according to the final IHS semiconductor estimate for the year. This is the highest for the company going back to at least 2001, when it reached 14.9 percent. Over the past last five years, the Company's shares ranged from 11.9 percent to 13.9 percent.
"Intel in 2011 captured the headlines with its major surge in growth," said Dale Ford, head of electronics and semiconductor research for IHS. "The company’s rise was spurred by soaring demand for its PC-oriented microprocessors, and for its NAND flash memory used in consumer and wireless products. Intel's revenue also was boosted by its acquisition of Infineon's wireless business unit. The company’s strong rise helped it to stave off the rising challenge mounted by No. 2 semiconductor supplier Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., which had been whittling away at Intel's lead in recent years."
Other brightspots on the semiconductor list was Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) which moved up to No. 6 in 2011, from No. 9 in 2010. ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ONNN) saw a major boost to No. 18, up from No. 26.
Intel's 2011 overall semiconductor market share rose 2.5 percentage points to 15.6 percent, according to the final IHS semiconductor estimate for the year. This is the highest for the company going back to at least 2001, when it reached 14.9 percent. Over the past last five years, the Company's shares ranged from 11.9 percent to 13.9 percent.
"Intel in 2011 captured the headlines with its major surge in growth," said Dale Ford, head of electronics and semiconductor research for IHS. "The company’s rise was spurred by soaring demand for its PC-oriented microprocessors, and for its NAND flash memory used in consumer and wireless products. Intel's revenue also was boosted by its acquisition of Infineon's wireless business unit. The company’s strong rise helped it to stave off the rising challenge mounted by No. 2 semiconductor supplier Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., which had been whittling away at Intel's lead in recent years."
Other brightspots on the semiconductor list was Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) which moved up to No. 6 in 2011, from No. 9 in 2010. ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ONNN) saw a major boost to No. 18, up from No. 26.
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