In 2009 ten of the world's largest Foundry: inter Taiwan leader

According to DIGITIMES Research, in 2009 the world's top ten ranked foundry companies, TSMC and UMC (TSMC) (UMC) respectively won the first and second, TSMC's investment company (Vanguard International Semi conductor the world) is ranked seventh.

The world's top ten largest foundry in Taiwan rankings, occupy three seats, and three Taiwan manufacturers total global foundry industry market share up to 62%, also shows the importance of Taiwan share in the global foundry industry. However, from the comparison of revenue size, DIGITIMES Research analyst Chai Huanxin analysis, TSMC 2009 revenue amounted to US $9 billion, UMC for $2 billion 770 million, less than 1/3 of TSMC, the world advanced 2009 revenue only $380 million, revenue size is not large compared with the two company.

Chai Huanxin further analysis, GobalFoundries established in October 2008, in addition to receiving ultra (AMD) semiconductor manufacturing sector and to expand the original capacity, with more advanced technology of Middle East Abu Dhabi Investment Company (Advanced Technology Investment Co., ATIC) with strong capital, merged in 2009 third of the world's largest Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (Chartered) in addition, the pace of development of advanced process will not lose TSMC, expand the production capacity of 12 inch wafer footsteps in the factory, is almost equal to the umc.

The world's second largest semiconductor factory of Samsung Electronics (Samsung ELectronics) also announced in 2010 invested 26 million won one of the 2 capital expenditure, in addition to the system for the development of mobile phone trillion won and digital TV single chip (SoC) solutions, but also to expand foundry capacity, grab the food intention of the global foundry market is very obvious.

GlobalFoundries and Samsung face formidable challenges and carve up the market, combined with the world's advanced power is able to maintain this advantage, or the market by rival Chai Huanxin think, like eating? Advanced process development speed and the 12 inch wafer production capacity will become an important observation pointer, overall change of industrial environment will also influence development of key UMC and advanced in the world in the face of potential enemies of the foundry industry can stand out.

Therefore, in addition to the analysis of the current situation of the operation of the wafer foundries, but also to understand the operating strategies of various manufacturers, to be able to predict the power, the world's advanced in this wave of fierce competition in the status of change.