Samsung and MediaTek shine amid chip market decline in 2009, says iSuppli (Digi Times)

Although the global semiconductor industry has had little to cheer about in 2009 with revenues dropping by 12.4% and only two of the top-20 suppliers achieving growth for the year, there is one source of solace for the battered chip makers, iSuppli recently said as it predicted a narrower drop compared to its previous estimate of a 16.5% shrink.