Fabless/system company sales as share of total IC sales worldwide 2002-2020
fabless/system companies sold around 128 billion U.S. dollars worth of integrated circuits, equating to just under 33 percent of total IC sales worldwide. Fabless IC companies' share of IC sales has increased considerably from the 13 percent recorded in 2002, with forecasts suggesting the share is set to increase further into the mid-30s over the next five years.
In 2020,