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Core Viewpoint - The semiconductor market is facing significant challenges due to fluctuating tariff policies and economic uncertainty, impacting the operations and planning of companies within the industry [1][2]. Semiconductor Supplier Rankings Analog IC - Texas Instruments (TI) remains the largest analog IC supplier in 2024, despite a 7% revenue decline to $12.2 billion, holding a market share of 14.8% [3]. - Analog Devices (ADI) ranks second, with a focus on automotive and medical sectors, planning to double production by the end of 2025 [3]. DRAM - The DRAM market saw an impressive growth of 88% in 2024, driven by high bandwidth memory (HBM) and the transition to DDR5, with average prices increasing by 81% [4]. - Samsung leads the market with $39.5 billion in revenue, followed by SK Hynix and Micron, with significant growth rates reported [6]. NAND - The NAND flash market grew by 69% to $66.1 billion in 2024, primarily driven by price increases of 70% [7]. - Samsung maintains a 35% market share, with Kioxia and Micron following in the rankings [9]. MCU - The microcontroller (MCU) market declined by 22% in 2024 due to economic uncertainties and reduced consumer spending [10]. - NXP leads the MCU market despite a 9% revenue drop, while Infineon is the only supplier to report growth [11]. MPU & APU - The microprocessor (MPU) and application processor (APU) market grew by 18.3% in 2024, reaching $104.8 billion, with Intel and Apple leading the rankings [12][13]. Foundry - The global foundry market grew by 22% to $122.7 billion, with TSMC leading the sector with a 73.4% market share [14][15]. O-S-D - The O-S-D device market declined by 9% to $91.1 billion, with Sony and Infineon leading the rankings despite revenue drops [16][17].