According to market research firm ICInsights data show that in 2013 the global IC market sales are expected to be $ 271 billion, IC foundries overall "final market value" in which the share of sales figures slightly higher than the 36%; 2017 global IC market sales are expected for the $ 359 billion, slightly higher than the proportion of 45%. 2017 "Final" IC foundry share is expected to more than double in 2007, when the IC foundry "final" market share was 22.6%, in order to further reveal the OEM manufacturers in the global IC market increasingly important position, ICInsights the "ultimate market value" of the sales multiplier applied to the above TSMC's quarterly sales revenue, and the result with the first quarter of 2011 to the second quarter of 2013 IC Intel's quarterly sales compared. TSMC's advanced devices because a high proportion of sales, so the company estimates TSMC customers ICInsights the average gross margin was 57% (57% of the gross margin is equivalent to 2.33 times the sales multiplier). Use 2.33 multiplier, ICInsights Company believes that the second quarter of 2013, TSMC "final market value" IC sales of more than Intel and TSMC is currently the overall IC market revenue is higher than the influence of any company! Intel's 2012 first quarter sales still higher than TSMC "Final market value" IC sales up 45%, the relative position of the two took place on the very short period of tremendous change.
