Intel Ranks First in 2011 Top 20 chip Sales

It is estimated that the chip market has extremely slow growth in 2011, however, according to some analyzing; there are also some giant chip companies maintained great growth, such as Intel. It is expected to retain firm control of the first ranking in chip sales for the 20th consecutive year. In 2010, thanks in part to its acquisition of Infineon’s wireless chip unit earlier this year, Intel’s chip sales were 24% better than Samsung’s. Intel is projected to increase its lead over second-ranked chip supplier Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. with projected sales of $50.59 billion, 47% better than Samsung’s projected $34.67 billion.

Of course, Qualcomm, buoyed by a projected 73 % growth in smartphones, handset chip supplier is expected to grow sales by about 33% in 2011 compared to 2010. With projected revenue of about $9.59 billion, Qualcomm is set to move to No. 8 in chip sales in 2011, up from No. 10 in 2010, according to the firm.

At the other end of the spectrum, Japanese memory chip supplier Elpida Memory Inc. is expected to register a sales decline of 39 % in 2011, which added that Elpida’s slide is likely to be closer to 50 %when stated in Japanese yen. With projected sales of about $3.95 billion, Elpida is projected to slip down from No. 13 last year to No. 19 in semiconductor sales in 2011.

The top 20 chip suppliers are forecast to cumulatively grow 6 % in 2011, much higher than the expected growth rate of 2 %for the chip industry as a whole.

Thanks to healthy growth in its graphics and communications processor business, Nvidia is expected to jump from No. 23 to No. 18 in chip sales in 2011 in 2010.

Memory chip suppliers are not expected to fare as well in the 2011 top 20 rankings as they did in 2010. Non-memory chip suppliers are expected to seize the top seven growth rates between 2010 and 2011.