Semiconductor Foundries Grew 4.4% while Global Sales Fell 2% in 2015

The global semiconductor foundry market grew 4.4 percent in 2015 to reach $48.8 billion in value, according to market research company Gartner (more below).

Semiconductor foundries were able to still grow their business in 2015 even though the overall demand for semiconductors shrunk. Of the foundries based in China, the largest foundry- SMIC had the largest increase in growth of 13.1%.

At the same time, the overall semiconductor market shrunk by more than 2% in 2015 — see tables below.

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Read more about the 2015 global semiconductor foundry market in this EE Times article:

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