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GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR SURVEY 2014 | 11<br />

Similarly, most continue to expect the annual profitability of the industry<br />

to increase over the next three years, up from 2013<br />

What is your estimate for the change in the annual profitability of the global semiconductor<br />

industry three (3) years from today?<br />

Looking at a three-year profitability horizon, there<br />

was a more than doubling of the percentage of<br />

respondents who forecast growth of more than<br />

20 percent, and a notable increase in the leaders<br />

calling for growth in the 1–5 percent range.<br />

Overall, semiconductor companies see the<br />

investments in capital spending, R&D, and<br />

headcount resulting in higher profitability in three<br />

years and beyond.<br />

’14<br />

’13<br />

’12<br />

6 31<br />

31<br />

12 11<br />

13 26<br />

33 15 4<br />

14 32<br />

26 14<br />

8<br />

85%<br />

78%<br />

80%<br />

No Change<br />

+1 to 5%<br />

+6 to 10%<br />

+11 to 20% +more than 20%<br />

Source: 2014 KPMG Global Semiconductor Survey<br />

© 2015 KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and the U.S. member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms<br />

affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.

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