Conductor refers to a material whose conductivity is between that of a conductor and an insulator at room temperature. Semiconductors are widely used in radios, televisions and temperature measurement. So who are the world's famous semiconductor manufacturers? This article will give you a brief introduction.

1、Intel

Intel Corporation is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer. It was founded in 1968 and has a history of 46 years of product innovation and market leadership. In 1971, Intel introduced the world's first microprocessor. The computer and Internet revolutions brought about by microprocessors changed the entire world. In the 2013 Fortune 500 list, Intel ranked 183rd.

2、Samsung

Samsung Electronics is the largest electronics industry company in South Korea and the largest subsidiary of the Samsung Group. It was established in Daegu, North Korea in March 1938, and its founder was Li Bingzhe. The current chairman is Lee Jian-hee, the vice-chairmen are Lee Jae-yong and Kwon Oo-hyun, the president is Cui Zhi-sung, and the chief executive officer is the co-CEO of Kwon Oo-hyun, Shen Zongjun, and Yoon Fu-geun. In the list of the 100 most famous trademarks in the world, Samsung Electronics is the only Korean trademark and a symbol of Korean national industry.

Samsung Electronics (Samsung Electronics), as a Korean electronics manufacturer, is the largest company in South Korea, and it is also the largest company among Samsung Group subsidiaries and a leader in the international market. The company has a production and sales corporate network in 65 countries around the world, with 157,000 employees. In 2009, it surpassed Hewlett-Packard (HP) and became the world's largest IT company, with sales of LCDTV, LEDTV and semiconductor products. Both rank first in the world. In the international market, LED TVs and various TV products produced by Samsung Electronics, as well as Galaxy S series mobile phones, are favored by consumers. Not only that, Samsung Electronics' memory semiconductors are widely used in various electronic products around the world.

3、Qualcomm

Qualcomm is an American radio communication technology research and development company established in July 1985. It plays an important role in promoting the development of wireless communication with technological innovation. It is well-known for its leading position in CDMA technology, and CDMA technology has Become the fastest growing wireless technology in the world. Qualcomm attaches great importance to research and development, and has provided technology licenses to more than 100 manufacturers, covering all brands of telecommunications equipment and consumer electronic equipment in the world.

4、Hynix

Hynix Semiconductor was established in 1983 as Hyundai Electronics Industry Co., Ltd., and officially listed in Korea in 1996. In 1999, it acquired LG Semiconductor. In 2001, the company name was changed to Hynix Semiconductor Co., Ltd. and separated from Hyundai Group. In October 2004, the system IC business was sold to Citigroup and became a professional memory manufacturer. In February 2012, SK Group, the third largest chaebol in South Korea, announced the acquisition of 21.05% of Hynix's shares to take over this large memory manufacturer.

5、Micron

Micron Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Micron Technology), established in 1978, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of semiconductor storage and imaging products. Its main products include DRAM, NAND flash memory, NOR flash memory, SSD solid state drives and CMOS image sensors. The head office is located in Boise, the capital of Idaho in the northwestern United States, with complete advanced manufacturing and R&D equipment.

6、TOSHIBA

Toshiba is Japan's largest semiconductor manufacturer and the second largest integrated motor manufacturer, under the Mitsui Group. Toshiba was formerly known as Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd., which was formed by the merger of Shibaura Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. in 1939; since its inception in 1875, it has gone through a long history of 133 years.

7、Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments is the world’s largest manufacturer of analog circuit technology components and a world-leading semiconductor multinational company. It is well-known for developing, manufacturing, and selling semiconductors and computer technology. It is mainly engaged in innovative digital signal processing and analog circuits. Research, manufacture and sales. In addition to the semiconductor business, it also provides solutions including sensing and control, education products and digital light source processing. Texas Instruments (TI) is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales organizations in more than 25 countries.

8、Broadcom

Broadcom is a major technology innovator and global leader in the field of wired and wireless communications semiconductors. It was founded in 1991 by Dr. Henry T. Nicholas III and Dr. Henry Samueli. Broadcom products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia in the home, office and mobile environment. Broadcom provides the industry's most extensive and best-in-class system-on-a-chip and software solutions for manufacturers of computing and network equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support Broadcom's core mission: Connecting everything.

9、STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics was established in 1987 as a new company after the merger of Italian SGS Semiconductor and French Thomson Semiconductor. Since its inception, ST's growth rate has exceeded the overall growth rate of the semiconductor industry. Since 1999, ST has always been one of the top ten semiconductor companies in the world.

10、Renesas

Renesas was established on April 1, 2003 by the merger of the semiconductor divisions of Hitachi, Ltd. and the semiconductor divisions of Mitsubishi Electric. RENESAS combines the advanced technology and rich experience of Hitachi and Mitsubishi in the semiconductor field, and is the world's leading supplier of embedded semiconductors for the design and manufacture of wireless networking, automotive, consumer and industrial markets. Renesas Technology is one of the world's top ten semiconductor chip suppliers, and has obtained the world's highest market share in many fields such as mobile communications, automotive electronics, and PC/AV.

Source: network collation