Thanks to iSuppli for this one - the top ten semiconductor companies in 2008 measured by revenue.
$bn
1 Intel 34
2 Samsung 18
3 TI 12
4 Toshiba 11
5 ST 10.7
6 Renesas 8
7 Sony 7
8 Qualcomm 6.7
9 Hynix 6.4
10 Infineon 6.3
a question: ST data are with or w/o Numonyx?
without
Interesting link showing the drastic steps taken by Freescale because of private equity debt
http://www.theherald.co.uk/business/news/display.var.2481817.0.Freescale_employees_forced_to_take_unpaid_leave.php
Yes, Anonymous, those 20-something MBAs in Wall St have a lot to answer for. They've put debt on Freescale which can never be repaid and is costing $700m a year just to service.