Test, Packaging Growth Hit 7.4% in 2007
Staff -- Semiconductor International, 3/12/2008
Market research firm Gartner Inc. (Stamford, Conn.) reported preliminary data showing that the worldwide market for semiconductor assembly and test services (SATS) grew by 7.4% to $20.6B in 2007. Last year, the overall semiconductor market grew by 2.9% in 2007.
It was the sixth consecutive year that the SATS sector showed healthy growth.
The top five vendors maintained their rankings in 2007, but their total revenue grew by 4.4%, compared with 10.4% growth by the rest of the SATS industry. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (Taipei, Taiwan) remained the leading provider of SATS with revenue exceeding $3B. Amkor Technology Inc. (Chandler, Ariz.) was the second-ranked vendor with $2.74B.
The highest growth among the top five was achieved by United Test and Assembly Center Ltd. (UTAC, Singapore) with 18.5% to >$750M, caused by growth in testing, memory and leadless lead frame packaging.
For 2008, Gartner forecasts another year of growth for the SATS industry with initial estimates for 9.8% growth compared with 2007.
"Integrated device manufacturers and OEMs continue to expand their adoption of the outsourcing business model," said Jim Walker, research vice president for Gartner. "Their resources are now more focused on design and distribution and less on manufacturing. The result is increased demand for outsourcing. This demand, combined with the increasing transition to advanced packaging technologies, propels the SATS industry."
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