Some are pure-play, some, like TI, IBM and Samsung, aren't. Interestingly, Samsung increased its foundry business by over 400 per cent last year. Figures and ranknigs from iSuppli
US$bn
TSMC 9.8
UMC 3.8
SMIC 1.6
Chartered 1.5
TI 0.61
IBM 0.57
Dongbu 0.51
Vanguard 0.49
X-Fab 0.41
Samsung 0.39
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