Top 10 Chip Companies:
1. Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is one of the best computer chip companies, which offers platform products that incorporate a variety of components and technologies including microprocessors and chipsets, stand-alone SoCs, or multi-chip packages.
Products: Intel mainly has the following products - processors, server products, Intel NUC, wireless, Ethernet products, memory and storage, chipsets and graphics.
Applications: Cloud Computing, Gaming, Content Creation, High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Trusted Security and Privacy, Efficient Design and Programming, Connectivity and Communications and Memory and Storage.
Innovation/Technology: Intel holds more than 40,000 patents worldwide. Intel is working on emerging innovations across computing and communications, such as 5G networks, autonomous driving, blockchain, sensory, anticipatory computing, neuromorphic computing and quantum computing.
GLOBAL MARKETS: The company is headquartered in California, USA, with operations in 11 countries and more than 110,000 employees.
2. Qualcomm
Qualcomm Incorporated is a semiconductor company engaged in the development and commercialization of technologies for the wireless industry.
Products: 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Bluetooth, Modem RF Systems, Processors and Wi-Fi.
Applications: Audio, Automotive, Cameras, Industrial and Commercial, Mobile Computing, Networking, Smartphones, Smart Cities, Smart Homes, Wearables, and XR/VR/AR.
Technology/Innovation: Qualcomm has an amazing 140,000 patents and patent applications for 5G technology. It is working on 5G and wireless technologies, artificial intelligence, extended reality (XR) and university relations.
GLOBAL MARKETS: Qualcomm is headquartered in San Diego, USA, and has more than 39,000 employees in 130 office locations in 30 countries/regions.
3. Micron Technology
Micron Technology, Inc. is a manufacturer of computer memory and computer data storage, including dynamic random access memory, flash memory and USB flash drives.
Products: They offer three categories of products-memory (DRAM, NAND, NOR flash), storage (memory cards and SSDs), and advanced solutions (3D xPoint, Advanced Computing, Authenta Security, and Hetro Memory Storage Engine).
Applications: 5G, automotive, client, consumer, industrial IoT, mobile, web and server.
Technology/Innovation: Micron has contributed nearly 44,000 patents throughout its history. It created the world's most advanced DRAM processing technology, and Micron's X100 NVMe SSD - the fastest NoSQL database - improves AeroSpike performance.
GLOBAL MARKETS: Micron Technology, Inc. is headquartered in Boise, USA, and employs 34,000 people in 43 offices in 17 countries.
4, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Texas Instruments (TI) is a global semiconductor company dedicated to designing, manufacturing, testing, and marketing analog and embedded processing chips for the industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment, and enterprise systems markets.
Products: TI's major products include amplifiers, audio, clocks and timing, data converters, core and wafer services, DLP products, interfaces, isolation, logic, microcontrollers (MCUs) and processors, motor drivers, power management, RF and microwave, sensors, spatial and high-reliability, switches and muxes, wireless connectivity, and calculators and educational technology.
Technology/Innovation: The company holds 45,000 patents worldwide. They are working with Cobots and Machine Learning to create new solutions for wireless battery management systems for electric vehicles.
Applications: They have applications in industry (aerospace and defense, grid infrastructure, medical, lighting, etc.), automotive, communication devices, enterprise systems, personal electronics, security and IoT.
Global Markets: TI employs 30,000 people in 14 manufacturing locations around the world, with 10 wafer fabs, seven assembly and test facilities, and multiple bump and probe facilities. The company is headquartered in Dallas, USA.
5. Nvidia Corporation
Nvidia Corporation is a technology company known for designing and manufacturing graphics processing units (GPUs) primarily for the gaming industry.
Products:The products offered by Nvidia include graphic cards, laptops, G-sync monitors and GEFORCE NOW cloud gaming.
Applications: The company develops GPU-based deep learning to use artificial intelligence to solve problems such as cancer detection, weather forecasting, self-driving cars, competitive gaming, professional visualization, deep learning, accelerated analytics and cryptocurrency mining.
Innovation/Technology: Nvidia has 7,300 patent assets.
It has successfully developed technologies such as enterprise and developer (CUDA, IndeX, Iray, MDL), gaming (GameWorks, G-syncBattery Boost), architectures (Ampere, Volta, Turing), and industry technologies (AI compute, deep learning, ML).
It is working on 3D Deep Learning, Applied Research, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Computer Graphics, eSports, Medicine, Networking and more.
Global Markets:NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, USA and has 57 offices in 28 countries with 9,100 employees.
6, AMD
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a global semiconductor company that develops high-performance computing and visualization products to solve some of the world's toughest and most interesting challenges.
Products: Desktop and mobile processors, business system processors, server processors, graphics cards, Pro Graphics, server gas pedals, embedded graphics, embedded graphics and embedded partner catalog.
Applications: AMD is focused on instinctive and immersive computing and how the technology is unlocking the power of machine learning and other high-performance computing applications to address critical global challenges, including healthcare, education, manufacturing, scientific research and security.
Technology/Innovation: It holds 8,000 issued patents worldwide. It is working on areas such as high-performance computing (HPC), advanced memory technologies, low power consumption and machine intelligence.
Global Markets: AMD is headquartered in Santa Clara, USA, has 38 offices in 23 countries and employs more than 11,400 people worldwide.
7, ADI
ADI is a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of high-performance analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits (ICs) used in virtually all types of electronic devices.
Products: ADI offers a broad portfolio of products including amplifiers, analog functions, A/D converters (ADCs), audio and video products, clocking and timing, D/A converters (DACs), high-speed logic and data path management.
Industrial Ethernet, Interface and Isolation, Power Monitoring, Control and Protection, Optical Communications and Sensing, Power Management, Processors and Microcontrollers, RF and Microwave, Sensors and MEMS, and Switches and Multiplexers.
Applications: ADI provides technologies and solutions by market segments such as aerospace and defense, automotive, building technology, communications, consumer, data center, energy, healthcare, industrial automation, instrumentation and measurement, and security and surveillance.
Technology/Innovation: It holds more than 47,000 patents worldwide. It has been working on 3D Time of Flight (ToF), 5G, A 2 B Audio Bus, Cybersecurity, GaN (Gallium Nitride), Internet of Things (IoT), Detector (LIDAR) solutions, MEMS switches, OtoSense, Radar Systems, RadioVerse, RF Leader, Sensor Interfaces and SmartMesh.
Global Markets: Headquartered in Norwood, USA, with 15,900 employees in more than 30 countries.
8, ON Semiconductor
On Semiconductor is a leading provider of semiconductor-based solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of products including energy-efficient connectivity, sensing, power management, analog, logic, timing, discrete and custom devices.
Products: Memory, Audio/Video ASSPs, Interfaces, Standard Logic, Microcontrollers, Discrete and Driver Power Management, Timing and Signal Conditioning, Isolation and Protection Devices, Amplifiers and Comparators, Sensors, Wide Bandgap Power Modules, Connectivity, Opto-electronics, Custom Foundry Services, SoCs, SiPs, and Custom Products.
Applications: for aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial and cloud power, IoT, medical and personal electronics.
Technology/Innovation: ON Semiconductor is working in automotive, Internet of Things (IoT), innovation, and industrial and cloud power.
GLOBAL MARKETS: Headquartered in Arizona, U.S., ON Semiconductor has 74 offices in 24 countries with 34,000 employees.
9, Microchip Technology
Microchip Technology is a leading provider of intelligent, connected and secure embedded control solutions for the industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and computing markets.
Products: Microcontrollers and Microprocessors, Analog, Aerospace and Defense, Amplifiers and Linear, Clocking and Timing, Data Converters, Embedded Controllers and Super I/O, Foundry Services, FPGAs and PLDs, High-Speed Networking and Video, Interfaces and Connectivity.
LED drivers and backlights, memory, power management, power over Ethernet, security ICs, sensors, smart energy/metering, storage, synchronization and timing systems, touch and gesture, and wireless connectivity.
Applications: They are used in medical, aerospace and defense, audio and voice, automotive, battery management, CAN, displays, computing, Ethernet, IoT, lighting, metering, USB, wireless and networking, and home appliances.
Technology/Innovation: They have been working on high-end current-sense amplifiers for automotive applications, the first fully integrated solution for Automotive Ethernet Audio Video Bridging (AVB), Ethernet switches, Machine Learning and Hyperscale Computing infrastructures, and tri-mode storage controllers.
Global Markets: Microchip is headquartered in Chandler, USA, and employs more than 18,000 people in 67 offices in 28 countries.
10, Xilinx Corporation
Xilinx Inc. is a technology company that is primarily a supplier of programmable logic devices. The company invented the field programmable gate array. It was the semiconductor company that created the first fabless manufacturing model.
Products: Devices (ACAP, FPGA and 3D ICs, SoC, MPSoC and RFSoC), Evaluation Boards and Kits (Evaluation Boards, SoM), Accelerators (Data Center Accelerator Cards, Compute Storage, SmartNIC and Telco), Ethernet Adapters (8000 Series) Ethernet, X2 Series Ethernet), Software Development Tools ( Vitis Software Platform, Vitis AI).
Hardware development, embedded development, core technologies (3D IC, configuration solutions, connectivity, design security, DSP, Ethernet, ML, memory, RF sampling) and accelerated applications.
Applications: Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Broadcast & Pro A/V, Consumer Electronics, Data Center, Simulation & Prototyping, Industrial, Healthcare/Medical, Test & Measurement, Wired & Wireless Communications.
Technology/Innovation: It holds 4,400 patents and focuses on high-end Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). It is currently working on advanced design flows, heterogeneous multi-core architectures, network processing, signal processing and advanced applications in embedded systems and FPGAs.
Global Markets:Xilinx is headquartered in San Jose, USA, and has more than 5,000 employees in 12 office locations in eight countries.