Posted on Tuesday, January 24 2012 @ 22:09 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
A new study by Gartner reveals Apple was world's biggest buyer of semiconductor chips in 2011, ahead of Samsung and HP:
Apple's increased semiconductor spending is the result of a number of factors. The company sold more smartphones, and its tablet business was also highly successful in 2011, according to Gartner. The success of the MacBook Air also increased Apple's semiconductor demand, it said.
Apple spent a total of US$17.3 billion on semiconductors during 2011, compared to $12.8 billion during 2010, according to Gartner's estimates.
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Samsung remained the second-largest semiconductor purchaser, thanks to its improving fortunes in the smartphone sector. The company's semiconductor spending grew by 9.2 percent to $16.7 billion.
Source: PC World
