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Micron Technology
(IW 500/117) (MU)
Micron might not come up in everyday conversation, but chances are the company's technologies are enabling your everyday communications.
As a top flash and solid state memory chip maker, Micron is at the very center of the digital communications boom. It is in our phones, in our tablets and in just about every other mobile device we depend on today.
As a result, Micron climbed 10 spots on the IW U.S. 500 this year, based on an $839 million jump in revenue.
Photo: Micron
Micron might not come up in everyday conversation, but chances are the company's technologies are enabling your everyday communications.
As a top flash and solid state memory chip maker, Micron is at the very center of the digital communications boom. It is in our phones, in our tablets and in just about every other mobile device we depend on today.
As a result, Micron climbed 10 spots on the IW U.S. 500 this year, based on an $839 million jump in revenue.
Photo: Micron
SanDisk
(IW 500/172) (SNDK)
Another memory maker, SanDisk saw huge gains on this year's list.
Powering memory of laptops, PCs, smartphones, cameras, tablets, flashdrives and just about everything else, SanDisk saw its revenue lifted $1.1 billion last year, vaulting it up 27 spots on the IW U.S. 500 list.
Photo: SanDisk
Another memory maker, SanDisk saw huge gains on this year's list.
Powering memory of laptops, PCs, smartphones, cameras, tablets, flashdrives and just about everything else, SanDisk saw its revenue lifted $1.1 billion last year, vaulting it up 27 spots on the IW U.S. 500 list.
Photo: SanDisk
Jabil Circuit
(IW 500/68) (JBL)
When you look at Jabil's market, there's no real surprise it is on the rise.
This circuit board maker provides the electronic backbone for telecommunications, computing, storage, automotive, aerospace, instrumentation and healthcare industries, just to name a few – all industries shifting rapidly and massively into digital systems.
As a result, Jabil saw a $1.2 billion bump last year, enough to push it up four positions on the IW U.S. 500.
Photo: Jabil
When you look at Jabil's market, there's no real surprise it is on the rise.
This circuit board maker provides the electronic backbone for telecommunications, computing, storage, automotive, aerospace, instrumentation and healthcare industries, just to name a few – all industries shifting rapidly and massively into digital systems.
As a result, Jabil saw a $1.2 billion bump last year, enough to push it up four positions on the IW U.S. 500.
Photo: Jabil
Honeywell
(IW 500/33) (HON)
Last year, Google's Nest smart thermostat gave Honeywell its first major competition in its long reign as the home heating control king. But Honeywell has emerged unfazed.
Launching a new generation of its own smarter, more efficient controls and products, Honeywell actually increased its market share last year, pulling in an extra $1.4 billion in revenue and climbing up two spots on the IW U.S. 500.
Photo:Honeywell
Last year, Google's Nest smart thermostat gave Honeywell its first major competition in its long reign as the home heating control king. But Honeywell has emerged unfazed.
Launching a new generation of its own smarter, more efficient controls and products, Honeywell actually increased its market share last year, pulling in an extra $1.4 billion in revenue and climbing up two spots on the IW U.S. 500.
Photo:Honeywell
ARRIS Group
(IW 500/258) (ARRS)
This is what happens when two powerhouses merge.
In April, telecommunications giant, ARRIS, acquired Motorola Home from Google and, in the process, doubled its business, tripled its workforce and grew into what really seems to be an unstoppable force in the market.
In all, that meant a $2.3 billion revenue increase and an incredible 209 position jump on the IW U.S. 500, climbing to 258 all the way from 467 on the 2013 list.
Photo: Arris
This is what happens when two powerhouses merge.
In April, telecommunications giant, ARRIS, acquired Motorola Home from Google and, in the process, doubled its business, tripled its workforce and grew into what really seems to be an unstoppable force in the market.
In all, that meant a $2.3 billion revenue increase and an incredible 209 position jump on the IW U.S. 500, climbing to 258 all the way from 467 on the 2013 list.
Photo: Arris
Cisco
(IW 500/26) (CSCO)
Cisco has spent the last year trying to convince the world of the value of the Internet of Things – or, the Internet of Everything, as it prefers.
There are $14.4 trillion dollars at stake in the industry, the company says, so companies that want to stick around had better get involved.
Cisco, it seems, is its own proof.
Last year, by creating many of the products and services that are fueling that IoE future, the company increased revenue by $2.3 billion, enough to climb four spots on the list.
Photo: Cisco CEO, John Chambers. Copyright: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Cisco has spent the last year trying to convince the world of the value of the Internet of Things – or, the Internet of Everything, as it prefers.
There are $14.4 trillion dollars at stake in the industry, the company says, so companies that want to stick around had better get involved.
Cisco, it seems, is its own proof.
Last year, by creating many of the products and services that are fueling that IoE future, the company increased revenue by $2.3 billion, enough to climb four spots on the list.
Photo: Cisco CEO, John Chambers. Copyright: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Western Digital
(IW 500/82) (WDC)
This seems to be the theme of this year's list: as the world goes digital, the memory makers are king.
Hard disk manufacturer, Western Digital – maybe the longest ruling king among them – rode that digital wave last year to a tidy $2.9 billion raise and 14 point climb up the IW U.S. 500.
Photo: Western Digital
This seems to be the theme of this year's list: as the world goes digital, the memory makers are king.
Hard disk manufacturer, Western Digital – maybe the longest ruling king among them – rode that digital wave last year to a tidy $2.9 billion raise and 14 point climb up the IW U.S. 500.
Photo: Western Digital
Microsoft
(IW 500/16) (MSFT)
It's a new era at Microsoft, finally pulling out of a long period of stalled growth and mild products and waning interest.
Under new CEO, Satya Nadella, Microsoft has gained new energy and a new focus in the busy, shifting industry.
That was enough, at least, to pull in an impressive $4.1 billion increase in revenue last year, which was plenty to maintain its lofty position the IW U.S. 500 top 20.
Photo: Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella. Copyright: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
It's a new era at Microsoft, finally pulling out of a long period of stalled growth and mild products and waning interest.
Under new CEO, Satya Nadella, Microsoft has gained new energy and a new focus in the busy, shifting industry.
That was enough, at least, to pull in an impressive $4.1 billion increase in revenue last year, which was plenty to maintain its lofty position the IW U.S. 500 top 20.
Photo: Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella. Copyright: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Qualcomm
(IW 500/45) (QCOM)
The march goes on.
Qualcomm's chips have found their way into just about every piece of technology that matters today. Smartphones, smartwatches, tablets and computers – everything that drives life and business today, it seems, hides a tiny piece of Qualcomm technology inside.
As a result, the company enjoyed $5.7 billion revenue growth last year and an 18-point jump on the 2014 list.
Photo: Qualcomm
The march goes on.
Qualcomm's chips have found their way into just about every piece of technology that matters today. Smartphones, smartwatches, tablets and computers – everything that drives life and business today, it seems, hides a tiny piece of Qualcomm technology inside.
As a result, the company enjoyed $5.7 billion revenue growth last year and an 18-point jump on the 2014 list.
Photo: Qualcomm
Apple
(IW 500/4) (APPL)
Apple didn't move at all on this year's IW U.S. 500 list. But you shouldn't hold that against it.
Financially, Apple is in a different league from its competitors. It has escaped the middling positions of smartphone makers and computer makers and has landed itself snuggly right up at the top of the list, tucked in between the impossible profits of big oil and the impossible scale of big auto.
Last year, by simply updating its legacy products, Apple's revenue increased $14.4 billion. That is just a few million off from the increases seen by Qualcomm, Microsoft, Western Digital and Cisco combined.
That has earned it a place up with the big guys. Doing so serves as a reminder to the world: when phones start outselling cars, it's time to take technology seriously.
Photo Copyright: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Apple didn't move at all on this year's IW U.S. 500 list. But you shouldn't hold that against it.
Financially, Apple is in a different league from its competitors. It has escaped the middling positions of smartphone makers and computer makers and has landed itself snuggly right up at the top of the list, tucked in between the impossible profits of big oil and the impossible scale of big auto.
Last year, by simply updating its legacy products, Apple's revenue increased $14.4 billion. That is just a few million off from the increases seen by Qualcomm, Microsoft, Western Digital and Cisco combined.
That has earned it a place up with the big guys. Doing so serves as a reminder to the world: when phones start outselling cars, it's time to take technology seriously.
Photo Copyright: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Check out the 2013 Ranking
A lot has changed since the 2013 list. Compare the 2014 ranking to last year's here: IW Tech: Top 10 Fastest Risers, 2013 [SLIDESHOW]
