Top five MPU suppliers strengthen market dominance
27 July 2022
Editor's Choice
News
Despite economic troubles brewing this year, total microprocessor sales are expected to maintain their double-digit percentage growth in 2022, rising nearly 12% to a record-high $114.8 billion, thanks to higher average selling prices, according to IC Insights’ updated second-quarter semiconductor forecast.
Total MPU sales grew 13% in 2021 and climbed 16% in 2020, when the COVID-19 virus health crisis impacted the global economy but at the same time drove up microprocessor demand because of the need for more personal computers, smartphones, and internet connections during the pandemic.
IC Insights’ 2Q update to the 2022 McClean Report service shows total MPU shipments rising just 3% this year, which will lift unit volume to an all-time high of nearly 2,5 million processors following increases of 6% in 2021 and 5% in 2020. MPU revenues in 2022 are expected to get a boost from an 8% increase in average selling prices after prices grew 7% last year and 10% in 2020, states the report.
The ranking of the top five microprocessor suppliers (Intel, Apple, Qualcomm, AMD and MediaTek) was unchanged in 2021 compared to 2020, with their combined revenue values of MPUs shipped last year rising 15% to $88,3 billion. The combined 2021 market share of these five largest microprocessor suppliers reached 86% of the world’s total $102,7 billion MPU sales last year compared to 85,0% in 2020 and 82,1% in 2016.
While the combined market share of the top five suppliers has steadily increased in the past 10 years, the revenue gap between long-time MPU leader Intel and the rest of the four largest companies in the ranking continues to narrow. It is estimated that Intel’s 2021 microprocessor revenues grew just 3% to $52,3 billion, which was 50,9% of the total MPU market last year, compared to a 55,7% share in 2020 and 58,4% in 2016. Rival x86-processor supplier AMD saw its MPU sales surge 56% to $9,2 billion in 2021, grabbing revenue away from Intel and moving up its total microprocessor market share to 8,9% last year compared to 6,5% in 2020 and 3,3% in 2016 prior to the company’s dramatic turnaround in CPUs for PCs and server computers in the past five years.
The next five largest MPU suppliers, in 6th to 10th places in IC Insights’ ranking (Nvidia, Samsung, UNISOC, HiSilicon, and NXP), slipped slightly to collectively hold a 4,3% share of the 2021 total (or $4,4 billion) versus 5,0% in 2020.
For more information visit www.icinsights.com
Further reading:
Personality profile: Shilpa Mehta
Production Logix
Editor's Choice
Shilpa Mehta, co-owner at ProLogix, talks about her informative years, how she eventually came to be in the electronics’ manufacturing business, and what drives her success.
Read more...
Electronics news digest
Technews Publishing
Electronic News Digest News
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced global semiconductor industry sales were $51,8 billion in the month of May 2022, an increase of 18,0% over the May 2021 total of $43,9 billion
...
Read more...
EVENTS
Events News
IFA Berlin
2-6 September
Berlin, Germany
This event aims to present the latest products and innovations in the commercial electronics industry. It will offer a comprehensive overview of the international
...
Read more...
Going beyond with HONOR
MyKay Tronics
Editor's Choice News
The tempo of business in China is lightning fast. But if you are responsive and go a step beyond, the rewards can be great. In just 15 days, Mycronic delivered 30 dispensing systems to HONOR.
Read more...
How to build an uninterruptible power supply for home devices
Altron Arrow
Editor's Choice
With the frequent load shedding in South Africa, finding an offline source of power at home has become a necessity. Simon Brumble, staff engineer at Analog Devices shows how to build a home UPS using a car battery as a backup source.
Read more...
Vicor releases technology predictions for 2022
Editor's Choice News
Predictions for 2022 in automotive, hyperscale computing and aerospace and defence will see innovation adapt to support electrification and drive growth.
Read more...
Helium mining – Popular hype or real business opportunity? – Part 2
Otto Wireless Solutions
Editor's Choice Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
“I would say it is really easy to get into, but you need to be aware of the exchange rates and you need to have a solid and stable Internet network.”
Read more...
How to extend the run-time of battery-powered equipment
Accutronics
Editor's Choice Power Electronics / Power Management
For a given battery selection and application, there are several downstream design decisions that can have a drastic impact on how long the battery lasts.
Read more...
Three compact solutions for high step-down voltage ratios
Altron Arrow
Editor's Choice Power Electronics / Power Management
System designers can be faced with the challenge of down-converting high DC input voltages to very low output voltages at high output current.
Read more...
ExecuGroup launches ExecuWeb, sponsors engineering talent
ExecuKit
Editor's Choice News
Not content just to roll out a new platform for sourcing redundant and obsolete components, the company is also providing financial aid to an NWU student.
Read more...
printer friendly version