Looking into 2016, the IC design sector remains the most vibrant field in China’s IC industry. Its growth is leading a wave of GEM (Growth Enterprise Market) IPOs that not only draw sufficient development funding and high-end experts from all over the globe, but also bolster sustained development of China’s IC design industry. Estimated production value for 2016 will be as high as 150 billion RMB, with an annual growth rate of 13.2%.
I. 26.6% growth for China’s IC design industry in 2015
II. The changing dynamics of China’s IC design companies
III. Conclusion
Figure 1. Production value of China’s IC design industry, 2014-2018, in billion RMB
Table 1. Top 10 IC design companies in China in 2015