Despite back to back years of negative growth in 2008 and another projected for 2009, the semiconductor market is expected to see a return to growth in 2010 and still outperform many other technology industries in terms of long term growth potential. In 2010, the semiconductor market is expected to reach nearly $260 billion, returning to the levels of 2007. This is evidenced as the entire market has performed better than expected in the second and third quarters in 2009. Reduced pricing in the PC and LCD TV markets have caused consumers to react driving demand amidst a difficult market environment. The industry also benefited from China’s successful stimulus package that worked remarkably well to boost short-term demand for consumer electronics products. The effective response of governments worldwide was quick and extensive enough to avoid a meltdown and curb the majority of damage to their respective markets. Databeans projects a downturn of 13 percent for worldwide semiconductor revenue in 2009 followed by an upsurge of 19 percent as supply and demand return to normalcy. Unit shipments are expected to not incur as much damage, falling by 8 percent which results in price erosion of 5%, which is significantly high with respective to most common years. The semiconductor industry continues to play a major role in worldwide economies, especially in developing regions in Asia Pacific including India, China, South East Asia, and others. With business around the world becoming increasingly connected and computerized, semiconductor demand is continually on the rise and will continue to be a stable market in the future. As a result of this, fierce price competition within the industry is continually driving down ASPs and requires manufacturers to find low cost methods of production in order to maintain profit margins.

Figure 1: Worldwide Semiconductor Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)
Figure 2: 2009 and 2014 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product Type
Figure 3: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 4: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Region
Figure 5: 2009 and 2014 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Share by Region
Figure 6: 2009 Americas Semiconductor Revenue Share by Country
Figure 7: Americas Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 8: European Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 9: 2009 European Semiconductor Revenue Share by Country
Figure 10: Japan Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 11: Asia Pacific Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 12: 2009 Asia Pacific Semiconductor Revenue Share by Country
Figure 13: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Market Segment
Figure 14: 2009 and 2014 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Share by Market Segment
Figure 15: Worldwide Automotive Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 16: 2009 Worldwide Automotive Semiconductor Revenue Share by Application Area
Figure 17: 2009 Worldwide Automotive Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product Type
Figure 18: Worldwide Computer Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 19: 2009 Worldwide Computer Semiconductor Revenue Share by Application Area
Figure 20: 2009 Worldwide Computer Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product Type
Figure 21: Worldwide Consumer Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 22: 2009 Worldwide Consumer Semiconductor Revenue Share by Application Area
Figure 23: 2009 Worldwide Consumer Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
Figure 24: Worldwide Communications Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 25: 2009 Worldwide Communications Semiconductor Revenue Share by Application Area
Figure 26: 2009 Worldwide Communications Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product Type
Figure 27: Worldwide Industrial Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 28: 2009 Worldwide Industrial Semiconductor Revenue Share by Application Area
Figure 29: 2009 Worldwide Industrial Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product Type
Figure 30: Worldwide Discretes Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 31: Worldwide Optoelectronics Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 32: Worldwide Sensors Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 33: Worldwide Analog Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 34: Worldwide Logic Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 35: Worldwide Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 36: Worldwide DRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 37: Worldwide Flash Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 38: Worldwide SRAM/Other Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 39: Worldwide Microprocessor Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 40: Worldwide Microcontroller Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 41: Worldwide DSP Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Figure 42: 2008 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Share by Supplier

Table 1: Worldwide Semiconductor Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)
Table 2: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 3: Worldwide Semiconductor Shipment Forecast by Product
Table 4: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 5: Worldwide Semiconductor Shipment Forecast by Region
Table 6: Americas Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Country
Table 7: European Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Country
Table 8: Asia Pacific Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Country
Table 9: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Market Segment
Table 10: Worldwide Automotive Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Application Area
Table 11: Worldwide Automotive Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Table 12: Worldwide Automotive Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
Table 13: Worldwide Automotive Electronics Shipment Forecast by Application
Table 14:  Worldwide Computer Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Application Area
Table 15: Worldwide Computer Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Table 16: Worldwide Desktop Computer Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Table 17: Worldwide Notebook Computer Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Table 18: Worldwide Server Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Table 19: Worldwide Computer Peripheral Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Table 20: Worldwide Computer Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
Table 21: Worldwide Computer Electronics Shipment Forecast by Application
Table 22: Worldwide Consumer Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Application Area
Table 23: Worldwide Consumer Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 24: Worldwide Consumer Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
Table 25: Worldwide Consumer Electronics Shipment Forecast by Application
Table 26: Worldwide Communications Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Application Area
Table 27: Worldwide Communications Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Table 28: Worldwide Communications Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
Table 29: Worldwide Communications Electronics Shipment Forecast by Application
Table 30: Worldwide Industrial Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Application Area
Table 31: Worldwide Industrial Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Table 32: Worldwide Industrial Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application Area
Table 33: Worldwide Discretes Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 34: Worldwide Optoelectronics Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 35: Worldwide Sensors Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 36: Worldwide Analog Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 37: Worldwide Logic Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 38: Worldwide Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 39: Worldwide DRAM Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 40: Worldwide Flash Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 41: Worldwide SRAM/Other Memory Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 42: Worldwide Microprocessor Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 43: Worldwide Microcontroller Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 44: Worldwide DSP Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASP)
Table 45: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 46: 2007 and 2008 Americas Semiconductor Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 47: 2007 and 2008 Europe Semiconductor Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 48: 2007 and 2008 Japan Semiconductor Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 49: 2007 and 2008 Asia Pacific Semiconductor Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 50: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Integrated Circuit Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 51: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Discretes Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 52: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Optoelectronics Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 53: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Sensors Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 54: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Analog Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 55: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Memory Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 56: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide DRAM Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 57: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Flash Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 58: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Logic Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 59: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide DSP Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 60: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Microprocessors Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 61: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Microcontrollers Revenue Share by Supplier