Fabless Semiconductor Association Announces Top Fabless Companies by Yearly and Q4 2003 Revenue; QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies, Broadcom and NVIDIA Lead Top Ten
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Feb. 17, 2004—
The Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA), the global
voice of fabless and hybrid semiconductor companies and their foundry
and supply-chain partners, announces the top ten fabless companies by
calendar year 2003 and Q4 2003 revenue.
QUALCOMM's (Nasdaq:QCOM) CDMA Technologies (QCT) division led all
public fabless companies in sales for the year with $2.5 billion.
Broadcom (Nasdaq:BRCM) was second with $1.8 billion, while NVIDIA
(Nasdaq:NVDA) was third with $1.6 billion. Others in the top ten
included ATI Technologies (Nasdaq:ATYT), Xilinx (Nasdaq:XLNX),
MediaTek (TSE:2454), SanDisk (Nasdaq:SNDK), Altera (Nasdaq:ALTR),
Marvell Technology (Nasdaq:MRVL) (estimated revenue) and Conexant
(Nasdaq:CNXT), respectively.
QUALCOMM's QCT division also led all public fabless companies in
sales for Q4 2003, with sales totaling $751.8 million. Broadcom and
NVIDIA rounded out the top three, announcing $479.1 million and $472.1
million in revenue, respectively.
Overall, the FSA estimates 2003 total fabless revenue to reach
more than $23 billion, or 21 percent year-over-year (YoY), compared to
18 percent YoY industry growth.
Based on reported Q4 2003 results, fabless revenues are expected
to total $6.5 billion, up 16 percent sequentially from $5.6 billion in
Q3 2003, and more than 25 percent YoY. Actual fabless revenue growth
will be included in the FSA's new comprehensive financial report
entitled "Global Fabless Financial Report" available in March after
all companies report Q4 2003 earnings. For more information, or to
purchase this report, visit http://www.fsa.org/store.
About the Fabless Semiconductor Association
The FSA is the global voice of fabless and hybrid semiconductor
companies and their foundry and supply-chain partners. Incorporated in
1994, the Association (www.fsa.org) is focused on the perpetuation of
the fabless business model throughout the worldwide semiconductor
industry. The organization encourages the relationship between
semiconductor companies and suppliers; facilitates business
partnerships; creates awareness of the fabless/outsourced business
model; disseminates industry data; and fosters standards and policies.
FSA members include fabless companies, integrated device
manufacturers (IDMs), foundry providers, packaging/assembly houses,
intellectual property providers, electronic design automation
companies, OEMs, photomask companies, design software companies,
investment bankers, venture capitalists and other companies. FSA
members represent more than 21 countries spanning North America,
Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.
Contact:
Fabless Semiconductor Association
Vivian Pangburn, 972-866-7579 ext.140
vpangburn@fsa.org
or
Shelton PR
Media Contact
Helen Garrett / Erin Anthony, 972-239-5119 ext. 201 / 135
hgarrett@sheltongroup.com
eanthony@sheltongroup.com
