WORLD SEMICONDUCTOR TRADE STATISTICS an Introduction to WSTS Membership Benefits 2
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WORLD SEMICONDUCTOR TRADE STATISTICS An introduction to WSTS Membership Benefits 2 Content Executive summary 3 Membership benefits 7 How to join WSTS 12 The WSTS organization 13 Collecting market statistics 13 Safeguarding company information 14 WSTS meetings 15 Organizational structure 17 A closer look at the numbers 18 WSTS and regional associations 26 Member profile by region 29 The history of WSTS 31 Our WSTS partners 32 FAQs 33 Additional information 35 Executive summary 3 In sync with the dynamic semiconductor market Technological innovation drives the semiconductor industry. We offer: In only a few short decades, integrated circuits (IC) have transformed from exotic elements found only in top-of-the- ● The only source of monthly unit sales and revenue figures line electrical devices into the basic components of all collected directly from semiconductor manufacturers modern electronics. ● A complete market overview that shows worldwide and The semiconductor manufacturing industry shows no signs regional sales on segment and product-specific levels of slowing down, but the very same innovation that drives it creates an extremely dynamic and volatile market. Pricing ● Up-to-date product classifications that keep pace with is increasingly competitive. Rising research and developing technologies development costs, tight design-in windows, and ever- shortening product life cycles mean that manufacturers ● Additional value-added reports allowing you to identify need to remain on their toes – focusing not only on current market trends, review historical data and see exactly how market conditions but also anticipating future semiconductor components are being incorporated into developments. end-use products This is where World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) can help. WSTS provides the best source of industry-wide market statistics, which allows your company to adjust to today’s dynamic business conditions, quickly and effectively. Executive summary 4 A history of reliable service For more than 25 years, WSTS has operated as the world’s ● Eight of the world’s top-10 largest semiconductor leader in global semiconductor market statistics. Fifty-five companies are WSTS members – and 18 of the top-25 companies throughout the world – representing companies largest – giving an excellent representation of both the both large and small – are members. They allow us to global and regional markets* provide the most complete and up-to-date picture of the semiconductor industry available. ● Sensitive information is kept safe. Strict guidelines govern the collection and presentation of data, ensuring that Members enjoy access to monthly market statistics on a company information is protected and market position is not reciprocal basis – those companies that supply sales and revealed revenue data are able to view detailed market data across product categories, market segments and regions. Secure ● Product category classification is determined by company data-collection channels and disclosure policies ensure that members, ensuring that the information is relevant and easy individual company information remains private. to incorporate Because WSTS information is created by semiconductor companies for semiconductor companies, our market statistics are designed to be easily incorporated into the analyses and metrics your market-research team already uses. * Company size data from IHS iSuppli's supplied rankings for 2011 Executive summary 5 Anticipate where the market is headed In addition to WSTS monthly markets statistics, our ● WSTS forecasts are the most accurate and most members also receive WSTS’ biannual forecasts, one of respected in the industry the most respected in the industry. As with our market statistics, these forecasts are created directly by industry ● At WSTS meetings, members can interact with industry members and are the only one of their kind to monitor peers and gain valuable insight into the industry exactly how manufacturers themselves anticipate the short and midterm business climate. ● WSTS’ biannual forecasts looks at the future of the market over both the short and mid-term, keeping your During the meetings where WSTS forecasts are company up to speed with a rapidly changing industry formulated, our members hear first-hand from other industry participants how they see the future market ● The WSTS forecast tool – unique to the industry – conditions for the industry. Members can interact with allows member companies to quickly evaluate their own industry experts – those who really understand the data market estimates and compare them to past forecasts. and handle market research for their companies. The tool increases the speed and accuracy of individual forecast creation and the generation of the WSTS WSTS follows strict guidelines at its meetings to ensure consensus forecast. members adhere to competitive best practices and comply with antitrust laws. Such guidelines make WSTS meetings a safe environment for networking and exchanging information. Executive summary 6 It’s affordable and easy to join WSTS membership costs a fraction of the price of market To join, please fill out our online membership form or research or hiring internal or external analysts. contact WSTS Administrator Bernd Schniggenfittig for more information: It gives you exclusive access to the only source of market figures collected directly from semiconductor companies. Bernd Schniggenfittig All companies that directly design and market either E-Mail: [email protected] discrete or integrated semiconductor products can become Telephone: +49 (8062) 807 1261 WSTS members. Membership is available to both fabbed Fax: +49 (8062) 807 1262 and fabless manufacturers. Postal address: Membership fees are flexible and determined on a sliding Fasanenstrasse 12a scale based on company size. 83052 Bruckmuehl Germany While membership in a regional semiconductor association is not a prerequisite for joining, certain regional associations offer special membership packages. This presentation gives further information about the unique service WSTS provides and how it can help your company succeed in the current market and prepare for the future of the dynamic semiconductor industry. Membership benefits 7 Benefit from the industry’s best source of market statistics In today’s dynamic global semiconductor industry, companies increasingly require reliable sources of timely, accurate information to stay abreast of market developments and prepare for the future. Pricing and production levels can have dramatic effects on market participants, and there are few other industries in which conditions can change so rapidly. WSTS market statistics are the sole source of industry-wide unit sales and revenues data gathered directly from industry members, giving you the most accurate and timely view of the market available and allowing your company to react quickly and plan appropriately. ● WSTS is the most comprehensive, relevant, and effective source of monthly semiconductor unit sales and revenue data and the only “WSTS is committed to remaining the most respected source of source of this data collected directly from industry participants – market data and forecasts for the semiconductor industry. WSTS delivered directly without influence from industry analysts, research market data is unrivaled in regards to its frequency, accuracy, firms, or other third parties detail, and market coverage. Our forecasts are the only ones that leverage the collective experience of the industry’s major players ● Our market data is current; it is published within four weeks of the with the market intelligence of a large portion of the closing of the month, giving your company the most up-to-date semiconductor industry.” information on the industry available Bernd Schniggenfittig ● A total of 55 WSTS members represent key players in the industry. WSTS Administrator WSTS market statistics represent all key world market segments in all important product areas ● WSTS provides detailed market information on many product segments that are not available anywhere else with such frequency Membership benefits 8 WSTS information is comprehensive Market information is of little use if it does not offer the clarity and breadth to view those areas most important to your company. With a wide range of participants in all major markets, WSTS market statistics not only offer the best overall picture of the market, they also allow your company to examine those areas most important to its business – whether it is a niche market with fewer players, a home market where your company wants to gauge its market share, or a perhaps new, burgeoning segment your company considers entering. ● Detailed global semiconductor industry market statistics are ● We offer the most complete, current, and broadest picture of the presented by product type, region, unit volume, average selling price semiconductor market, along with coverage of hundreds of product (ASP), application segment, and memory bit size segments and a breakdown by regional markets ● In addition to the monthly Blue Book, WSTS members also have ● The WSTS monthly Blue Book details worldwide semiconductor access to a wealth of information: shipments in 205 product categories by revenue and units sold and an additional 36 product categories by units. The Blue Book □ Biannual four-year industry forecasts, covering the current and following year on a comprises all major semiconductor markets and many niche areas, quarterly basis which otherwise offer little visibility