Categorized by product type, semiconductors can be divided into IC, discrete component, and optoelectronic types. Last year ICs accounted for 87 % of the world's US $ 140 billion semiconductor market. However, one should not overlook the potential of optoelectronic semiconductors, which are a new product.
如果以產品種類來分，半導體可以分為「積體電路」、「分離式元件」和半導體」；其中又以「積體電路」為代表，獨佔去年全球一千四百多億美元半導體市場的百分之八十七，然而新興的光電半導體，潛力同樣不容忽視。