China’s Impact on the Semiconductor Industry, High Tech, Page 3
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| Page content: Welcome Raman Chitkara Global Technology Leader PricewaterhouseCoopers Despite phenomenal growth over the last five years, China's semiconductor industry did not prove immune to the downturn of 2008. In fact, this past year marked the first time in China's semiconductor history that it noticeably experienced the impact of a worldwide industry downturn, demonstrating that as China's share of the worldwide semiconductor market has increased so has its dependence on the export market. While the consumption of semiconductors for export products has increased by almost US$50 billion in the past five years, representing 68% of the overall growth of China's semiconductor market, the consumption of semiconductors for domestic products has increased by only US$23 billion. Because semiconductors play a central role in advancements across the technology industry, PricewaterhouseCoopers developed this series of thought leadership reports, China's impact on the semiconductor industry. This is our fourth and most comprehensive update to our original study released in 2004. The 2009 update evaluates the current status of the semiconductor industry in China, assesses geographical and product category demand, reviews shifts in the semiconductor value chain and analyzes three different IC production growth scenarios. The growth of China's semiconductor market continues to be a major catalyst for change in the industry. Even with the semiconductor downturn, electronic systems manufacturers in China continued to increase their consumption of semiconductors at a rate three to five times the worldwide rate. As a result, China's semiconductor consumption market grew by nearly 17% in 2008 to reach US$104 billion, accounting for more than one third of the worldwide market. China's consumption of semiconductors now exceeds the markets in Japan, North America, Europe and the rest of the world for the fourth consecutive year, making it a key player in the global semiconductor market. Because of the significance of the China market on both the entire semiconductor sector and the technology industry overall, PwC continues this series of thought leadership reports to help our technology clients respond to market changes and plan their business strategies accordingly. To learn more about PwC's commitment to the industry, visit pwc.com/technology. If you would like further information, or to discuss any of the findings in our report and how they might impact your business, please do not hesitate to contact me (raman.chitkara@us.pwc.com) or any member of our technology team around the world, listed in the back of this document. | ||||||
