Exceptional relative performance

China’s impact on the semiconductor industry 2012 update

China’s 2011 semiconductor performance far exceeded the worldwide industry! Both China’s semiconductor consumption market and semiconductor industry growth were more than ten times greater than worldwide semiconductor industry growth.

China’s semiconductor consumption market grew by 14.6% in 2011 to reach a record 47% of the global market. Measured in US dollars, China’s semiconductor market growth in 2011 was more than ten times greater than that of the total worldwide semiconductor industry. Much of this exceptional growth was the result of China’s dominant position in the production of smartphones and media tablets. ■