Personal computer (PC) market continues to decline, smart phones, weak demand, combined with semiconductor industry mergers and acquisitions last year hit a record high, the global semiconductor market in consolidation, in which more than north American companies are more likely to shed more than 30000 people.

BusinessKorea south Korean media quoted in the industry is pointed out that the global top 20 semiconductor plant, eight are conducting or to clean up. Light is a north American companies, including Intel, qualcomm and superfine, expected a total of more than 30000 employees will be laid off.

The expert points out, in the smart phone market sharply during the period of growth, the semiconductor industry last four years of excessive investment, the investment heat has started to decline.

Intel has announced that it would exit the mobile device system of chip market, dismissal, 12000; AMD by PC market cooling, is shedding 5% of human; Qualcomm said last year that it will cut 5000 jobs.

Other areas also appears the same trend of semiconductor industry, for example, has recently been anwar technology (Avago) acquisition of Broadcom (Broadcom), ready to cut 1900 jobs; Lattice Romania DE (fab) also plans to Europe and the United States and other regions, 20% of employees.

In addition, because Chinese manufacturers bring excess supply, leading to a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel prices tumbled and market forecast sharp will dismiss this year of about 2000 people.

Samsung Display (Display) to dispose this year most of the LCD business, focusing on the organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) department. LCD industry in China after the government subsidies, could enter the adjustment.