Demand for Intel’s latest PC chips, together with higher demand for NAND flash memory drove the company’s performance in 2011. Intel also got a boost from its acquisition of mobile chipmaker Infineon Technologies. Texas Instruments’ acquisition of National Semiconductor boosted the company from 4th place to 3rd, while demand for Qualcomm’s ARM-based chips catapulted the company from 9th to 6th in the rankings. Qualcomm’s total grew by nearly 42% to 3.3% of the global market.
The iSuppli press release is available here.