5 Biggest Semiconductor Companies in the World

Below you can find the list of the 5 biggest semiconductor companies in the world. For detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please see the 15 biggest semiconductor companies in the world.

5. SK Hynix 

Revenue: 23.2 billion

Market Cap: $47 billion

Assets: $55.2 billion

Number of Employees: 28,244

Headquarters: Icheon, Korea

SK Hynix currently manufactures memory and system semiconductors that are essential components of various IT devices, such as mobile and computer products. Ever since the pilot production of Korea’s first 16Kb SRAM in 1984, SK Hynix has consistently led the market with a smaller, faster, and lower power semiconductor.

4. Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM)

Revenue: $24.7 billion

Market Cap: $167.95 billion

Assets: $31.9 billion

Number of Employees: 37,000

Headquarters: San Diego, California, US

Qualcomm Incorporated is one of the biggest semiconductor companies in the world. The company is a distributor of semiconductor products for wireless communication and data transfer in portable devices. Its platform enables the cellular connection of smartphones and tablets all over the world. Qualcomm is also a leading innovator of operating systems, graphics, user interfaces, and camera processing functions.

3. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: TSM)

Revenue: $45.4 billion

Market Cap: $265.5 billion

Assets: $77.5 billion

Number of Employees: 45,752

Headquarters: Taiwan, Taiwan

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is the world’s third-largest semiconductor company. Its processors are used in personal computers and peripheral products; information applications, wired and wireless communications systems products, automotive and industrial equipment, including consumer electronics such as digital compact disk player, digital television, game consoles, and digital cameras.

2. Samsung 

Revenue: $52.2 billion

Market Cap: $278.7 billion

Assets: $304 billion

Number of Employees: 105,207

Headquarters: Suwon, South Korea

Samsung owns industry-leading semiconductor solutions as it enables innovative growth in various business sectors from hyperscale data centers and automotive to IoT, mobile, and consumer electronics. Samsung Electronics is a leading player in semiconductor, telecommunication, and digital media technologies and one of the world’s most valuable technology brands. In 2019, Samsung announced its partnership with Chinese-tech company Baidu. The tech giants stated their plans of mass production of a cloud-to-edge AI accelerator chip in early 2020 to accelerate inferencing by natural language processing (NLP) and other edge systems.

1. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC)

Revenue: $73.9 billion

Market Cap: $203.55 billion

Assets: $147.7 billion

Number of Employees: 110,800

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California

Topping the list of the 15 biggest companies in the world is Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). Intel is an innovative device manufacturer that designs and manufactures motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers, and integrated circuit boards. The company is involved in the production and design of semiconductor, AI, autonomous, and non-volatile memory solutions, and its current focus areas include 5G, xPU platforms. Intel is also becoming a more data-centric company and has broadened its offerings to include end-to-end solutions that cover edge computing, cloud computing, and more.

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