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To: StanX Long who wrote (62422)	3/28/2002 12:53:39 AM
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STMicro becomes No.2 chip supplier; AMD in Top 10, says new ranking Semiconductor Business News (03/27/02 08:58 a.m. EST) siliconstrategies.com EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--An extensive analysis of the damage done by the 2001 semiconductor downturn shows widespread changes in the world order of the top semiconductor companies, said iSuppli Corp. today in releasing its new industry ranking. The research firm found that only 27 out of 172 companies covered in its study experienced revenue growth in 2001. The iSuppli report also said only one semiconductor market segment grew out of 49 subcategories last year--32-bit microcontrollers. The report found that only five out of 50 semiconductor companies with revenues more than $500 million achieved growth in 2001. Just three of those five chip companies grew purely "organically," without relying on acquisitions, said the El Segundo research firm. "The seismic forces that rocked the semiconductor industry last year reshaped the competitive landscape, bringing major changes in the rankings of the leading semiconductor suppliers," said Dale Ford, director of Market Intelligence Services at iSuppli and co-author of the chip market share report. "Only three of the top 10 semiconductor suppliers, and just six of the top 30, retained the same ranking in 2001 that they had in 2000."