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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 />
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