LONDON — Spending on automotive semiconductors advanced to $20.1 billion in 2007, up 8.1 percent on $18.6 billion spent in 2006, according to a preliminary estimate from Gartner analyst Adriana Blanco.
This exceeds the 2.9 percent annual growth Gartner reckons the overall semiconductor market achieved in 2007 (see Dec. 15, 2007 story).
Blanco said that Robert Bosch spent most, followed by Denso and Siemens VDO Automotive.