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 |