Gartner (Gartner), according to the latest report last year's global top ten semiconductor producers annual revenue is generally decline from the previous year, leading to mobile phone chip qualcomm decline up to 17.4%; Mediatek, though not squeeze into the top 10, but under the merger benefits of chow, revenue remains small growth nearly 0.1% last year, from qualcomm.

Gartner forecasts, qualcomm's overall revenue of $15.936 billion last year, the global semiconductor factory revenue ranking fell out of the top three, replaced by South Korea SK hynix, slipped to fourth. Industry, qualcomm got nowhere revenue ranking decline, and annual revenue decline from the previous year, reflecting the mobile phone market.

Qualcomm has recently been affected by poor mobile phone market, coupled with patent licensing business hit, China, eu, South Korea and Taiwan have launched an antitrust investigation.

Last February, qualcomm reconciliation with the mainland, to accept as much as $975 million antitrust fine, patents and 65 discount, with brands such as zte, huawei, millet plant to sign up, only to paragraphs.

Mediatek on revenue minus ten percent in December last year, but last year revenue beyond 4 outlook starts, 2132.55 full-year revenue of 2132 yuan, hit a record high.

Among the global top ten semiconductor chip factory, revenue growth two digits with samsung and Infineon (Infineon). Preliminary outlook, samsung said last year's fourth quarter revenue growth of 0.5%, a total of 53 million won, below analysts' expectations, raised concerns. But gartner forecasts, samsung full-year revenue will amount to $38.855 billion last year, increase 11.8%.

Analysts said samsung has been shifting towards a greater focus on chip and display business, and actively looking for external customers, in order to maintain revenue growth.

Infineon squeeze into the top 10 last year, estimated revenue of $6.63 billion last year, increase 16.5%. Infineon actively developed in recent years can be applied to multiple chip technology in the field of consumer electronics industry, the safety protection chip, power management, automotive electronics and intelligent home application has gained ground.