2006 The top 800 UK & 1250 Global companies by R&D investment

Ranking of the top 1250 global companies by R&D investment by country within region–––––––––––––––––– 2005/06 R&D investment –––––––––––––––––– ——–—–– Operating profit ——–—–– ––––––––––––––––– Sales and employees ––––––––––––––––– ————––—–––—— R&D and employees ——–—––——––––—–––––––––– Sales –––––––––– ––––– Sales / employee ––––– ––––––––– Employees ––––––––– ––––– R&D / employee ––––– Sales––––– Growth ––––– operating R&D + ––––– Growth ––––– ––––– Growth ––––– –––––– Growth ––––– ––––– Growth ––––– –––––– Growth ––––– outside –––Market cap –––change change profit sales capex as change change sales change change change change change change change change region changeCompany £m 1 yr % 4 yr % % % % sales £m 1 yr % 4 yr % % £m 1 yr % 4 yr % £000 1 yr % 4 yr % number 1 yr % 4 yr % £000 1 yr % 4 yr % % £m %3.10 South Korea 7117.24 11.9 22.4 40.1 3.9 17.7 17740 -19.0 6.1 9.6 184133 4.4 11.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 155445 n/aSamsung Electronics 3169.30 12 57 69.1 6.8 21.1 4585 -34 0 9.9 46462 -2 28 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 61021 12Hyundai Motor 1362.30 22 110 68.0 4.0 10.6 2003 30 28 5.9 33901 11 25 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 12032 10LG Electronics 1021.93 15 50 151.3 4.0 17.9 676 -63 -38 2.6 25611 3 37 355.2 n/a n/a 72104 n/a n/a 14.2 n/a n/a n/a 5651 0Korea Electric Power 225.20 8 6 9.5 1.5 25.3 2360 -9 -13 16.1 14662 6 20 397.9 -6 0 36853 13 20 6.1 -4 -12 n/a 14168 6LG Philips LCD 210.58 -12 19 75.3 3.6 45.0 280 -72 -34 4.8 5806 21 98 299.8 -18 n/a 19363 47 n/a 10.9 -40 n/a 24 7434 -29Hynix Semiconductor 190.92 -16 -14 23.1 5.6 51.8 826 -1 n/a 24.1 3433 2 43 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9320 64Samsung Electro-Mechanics 159.63 23 n/a n/m 12.4 19.8 -61 n/m n/a -4.8 1286 -17 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1627 n/aSK Telecom 146.09 -7 22 10.0 2.4 15.6 1458 9 1 23.6 6178 1 11 929.6 12 7 6646 -10 4 22.0 3 18 n/a 9267 3POSCO 130.01 -19 -9 4.1 0.9 13.6 3154 2 90 20.8 15156 10 52 797.5 12 n/a 19004 -2 n/a 6.8 -17 n/a n/a 12494 13LG Chem 109.69 11 n/a 34.9 2.6 8.6 314 -47 -29 7.3 4292 -16 6 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1534 -5Pantech & Curitel 81.34 19 n/a n/m 8.3 11.1 -104 >-999 n/a -10.6 981 -16 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 93 n/aHyundai Heavy Industries 76.04 13 36 41.9 0.9 4.1 181 164 104 2.3 8013 17 50 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5273 88KT 73.36 24 -51 5.4 0.7 17.5 1357 10 5 13.7 9886 1 13 260.4 14 33 37957 -12 -15 1.9 41 -42 n/a 6671 2Pantech 63.18 73 n/a n/m 16.7 26.0 -26 -238 n/a -6.9 377 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 215 n/aHankook Tire 41.54 20 44 25.2 3.6 12.7 165 6 82 14.2 1162 9 24 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1010 n/aHyundai Mobis 32.17 48 173 5.5 0.8 4.8 585 26 79 13.9 4209 38 103 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4034 n/aDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine 23.97 43 24 n/m 0.9 6.2 -12 -106 -106 -0.4 2717 -1 22 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3603 n/a3.11 Taiwan 2662.44 30.5 44.6 40.5 2.5 15.2 6569 -25.2 17.8 6.3 104680 26.7 70.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 123333 n/aTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 248.59 12 18 15.0 5.2 34.5 1660 2 103 34.4 4821 4 42 245.4 -2 16 19642 6 24 12.7 6 -6 n/a 25137 4United Microelectronics 170.86 31 30 n/m 9.6 28.9 -102 -130 -167 -5.8 1779 -22 10 147.4 -32 -14 12068 13 29 14.2 15 0 n/a 13111 61Hon Hai Precision Industry 154.90 24 94 17.2 1.0 5.8 900 53 128 5.6 16171 68 175 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 14249 39Benq 136.66 70 161 n/m 4.4 8.1 -121 -193 -205 -3.9 3135 1 50 158.6 -26 -53 19765 37 124 6.9 24 -14 n/a 831 -47MediaTek 128.21 98 186 39.8 13.7 20.4 322 28 45 34.4 936 30 71 799.7 0 -19 1171 31 106 109.5 52 45 n/a 4602 n/aAsustek Computer 107.98 83 174 28.8 1.7 7.0 375 37 63 5.9 6347 43 121 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3994 -14Winbond Electronic 103.65 23 0 n/m 20.4 104.1 -25 -151 n/m -4.9 507 -10 -4 112.8 -21 n/a 4497 15 n/a 23.0 7 n/a n/a 638 -32Tatung 95.94 267 133 n/m 2.6 19.9 -143 -369 n/m -3.9 3635 85 64 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 840 -4Quanta Computer 94.19 81 144 85.4 1.1 27.0 110 -49 -46 1.3 8499 45 228 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2681 -25AU Optronics 86.59 -3 56 29.7 2.2 39.3 292 -42 45 7.6 3856 29 125 158.5 6 5 24327 22 73 3.6 -20 -22 n/a 5149 -7Nanya Technology 76.43 0 60 693.2 8.6 13.9 11 -93 26 1.2 889 24 80 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1499 -10Chi Mei Optoelectronic 76.25 56 105 45.2 2.7 42.8 169 -48 -14 5.9 2867 33 83 185.9 6 n/a 15421 25 n/a 4.9 25 n/a n/a 3936 -3Pou Chen 73.36 250 510 40.2 2.7 10.2 183 >999 193 6.8 2675 395 639 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1120 n/aDelta Electronics 68.19 19 34 49.2 4.8 10.6 139 36 70 9.7 1434 43 64 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 34 3087 61Lite-On Technology 65.33 27 112 35.6 1.6 2.6 184 -3 32 4.6 4032 4 72 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2141 n/aChunghwa Picture Tubes 62.73 11 38 n/m 3.4 58.0 -101 -148 -342 -5.5 1833 -12 20 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1025 -44Compal Electronics 52.25 12 95 31.0 1.3 2.7 168 -20 29 4.1 4076 30 105 203.2 n/a n/a 20060 n/a n/a 2.6 n/a n/a n/a 1962 -12Macronix International 51.56 15 -10 n/m 15.7 25.0 -123 >-999 n/m -37.4 329 -19 -5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 525 21Sunplus Technology 50.18 38 113 122.5 10.4 13.6 41 -7 20 8.5 480 43 139 425.5 27 60 1129 12 55 44.4 23 42 n/a 537 n/aAdvanced Semiconductor Engineering 49.40 8 45 n/m 3.2 21.4 -78 -197 -214 -5.1 1528 5 60 52.6 26 25 29039 -16 25 1.7 29 14 n/a 2321 28ProMOS Technologies 48.95 16 76 266.8 9.3 116.0 18 -91 -21 3.5 529 -31 24 122.4 -48 -22 4322 34 68 11.3 -13 6 n/a 1365 n/aChunghwa Telecom 45.78 4 -10 5.7 1.4 13.8 808 -26 -18 24.7 3276 0 2 119.5 4 9 27409 -4 -7 1.7 8 -3 n/a 10059 -4China Motor 41.27 -15 6 72.7 4.4 4.4 57 n/m -18 6.1 931 -27 -18 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 679 -14Wistron 40.03 0 20 62.3 1.4 3.7 64 n/a >999 2.2 2922 41 107 146.1 n/a n/a 20000 n/a n/a 2.0 n/a n/a n/a 758 n/aInventec Appliances 36.95 21 n/a 59.3 10.3 10.3 62 35 n/a 17.4 358 -74 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 740 n/aTaiwan Power 35.42 -3 -8 16.5 0.5 0.5 215 -40 -68 3.3 6502 7 12 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/l n/lHigh Tech Computer 35.37 0 n/a 52.4 2.8 3.9 67 0 n/a 5.3 1280 102 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5455 n/aRealtek Semiconductor 34.78 44 75 114.3 17.9 25.3 30 11 -28 15.7 194 18 25 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 520 n/aMiTAC International 34.07 44 78 39.1 2.3 6.4 87 89 142 5.9 1487 41 -17 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 653 n/aPowerchip Semiconductor 30.52 64 43 33.2 3.2 80.2 92 -77 43 9.6 956 -6 107 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2248 n/aQuanta Display 28.73 n/a n/a n/m 2.6 2.6 -137 n/a n/a -12.5 1094 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1218 n/aInventec 28.39 13 39 54.2 1.0 1.2 52 16 -9 1.8 2883 24 89 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 779 36Hannstar Display 28.34 n/a n/a n/m 2.6 25.2 -133 n/a n/a -12.0 1106 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 490 n/aMicro-Star International 27.98 -2 39 143.9 2.1 2.8 19 630 -60 1.5 1317 8 28 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 255 -26Kinpo Electronics 26.28 13 35 69.0 2.3 2.3 38 -21 6 3.3 1145 10 64 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 280 n/aMosel Vitelic 22.30 383 -64 204.7 5.3 5.3 11 -81 n/a 2.6 422 -8 15 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 261 n/aChina Steel 21.55 14 28 1.8 0.4 7.2 1198 4 101 23.8 5039 69 128 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5125 n/aNovatek Microelectronics 21.27 n/a n/a 22.1 4.6 4.6 96 n/a n/a 20.9 460 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1480 n/aOptimax Technology 21.20 18 n/a n/m 67.4 67.4 -37 -167 n/a -116.8 31 -75 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 269 n/aD-Link 20.75 -7 27 52.4 3.2 5.0 40 -1 88 6.1 645 12 53 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 372 n/aAccton Technology 20.45 -14 6 >999.9 6.3 8.0 1 n/a n/a 0.4 325 -14 -6 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 168 n/aSilicon Integrated Systems 20.26 3 -32 188.1 10.1 11.0 11 n/a n/a 5.4 201 8 -14 306.1 9 36 657 -1 -47 30.8 4 16 n/a 371 n/aUniversal Scientific Industrial 19.31 10 57 97.6 2.1 5.5 20 -22 94 2.1 927 -2 31 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 146 n/aGigabyte Technology 19.27 22 43 66.6 2.3 4.2 29 3 -39 3.5 822 17 32 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 259 n/a168 The 2006 R&D ScoreboardThe 2006 R&D Scoreboard 169