Global and China Foundry Market Report, 2014-2015 and Global Foundry Industry 2015 Research are new regional and global studies now available in the semiconductors' intelligence collection of RnRMarketResearch.com.
Global foundry industry was worth about US$46.1 billion in 2014, up 18.2% from 2013, and is expected to reach US$52.8 billion in 2015, a year-on-year growth of 14.5%, and US$58.3 billion in 2016, rising by 6.4% against 2015, and increase by just 3.7% in 2017.
Despite expansion in overall market size, for most companies, the market maybe contract after 2016. Growth comes mainly from the industry leader- TSMC. In spite of competition from Samsung, Global Foundries and even Intel, TSMC will further raise its market share.
The one that is in the most dangerous situation is Global Foundries, which is backed by UAE's sovereign fund. Prolonged low oil price is not a good thing for UAE that relies heavily on oil, and it is inevitable that the country's fiscal revenue will go down.
Global Foundries will finally become an abyss, as its losses are widening. Nearly ten billion dollar investment in Global Foundries will not be appreciated obviously. If oil price remains below US$40 for a long time, UAE's sovereign fund will surely sell Global Foundries and buyers are likely to be Chinese investors.
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