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Top semiconductor vendors by research and development expenditure worldwide 2013-2017

Leading semiconductor vendors' research and development (R&D) expenditure from 2013 to 2017 (Figures expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data illustrates the leading semiconductor vendors worldwide, ranked by their research and development expenditure, from 2013 to 2017. In 2017, Intel led the market in R&D expenditure, spending more than 13 billion USD on semiconductor research and development.

2013 10611 3395 2486 2820 2040 1623 1110 1487 1323 1816
2014 11537 3695 2373 2965 1853 1874 1430 1598 1362 1340 1520
2015 12128 3702 2105 3125 1655 2068 1460 1695 1421 1409
2016 12740 5109 3188 2881 2777 2215 1730 1681 1463 1514 1336
2017 13098 3450 3423 3415 2670 2656 1881 1802 1797 1729