The mobile phone semiconductor market represents a major portion of the chip industry as a whole and it is also the area with the most potential, with expected growth rates of 15 percent annually, thanks to growing IC content in next generation handsets. This is an extremely diverse market, with opportunities in a number of standard and application specific product categories. The first half of 2009 was particularly difficult for mobile phone sales due to poor economic conditions which lead to reduced consumer spending and lengthened replacement rates. However, recent shipment numbers are signaling a small sequential growth in the third quarter with shipments up 5.6 percent compared to the second quarter, thanks significant consumer marketing and new smart phone products released this year. Databeans divides all semiconductor ICs used in mobile handset applications into two categories: wireless specific products and standard products. Unlike many industries that consume almost exclusively either standard products or ASSPs, mobile handsets require a large number of semiconductor chips because of their reliance on both categories. Wireless specific ICs are ASSPs that are utilized in mobile applications only; this includes RF analog devices, DSPs, special purpose MCUs, and logic. These application specific products are projected to reach $17 billion in 2009 global revenue and expand at an average rate of 12 percent annually until 2014. Of these products, wireless analog and logic are expected to continue as the largest categories by sales. These strong sales can be attributed to increased computation demands in next generation wireless devices, as well as more power management and higher performance RF.

Figure 1: 2009 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Share by Market Segment
Figure 2: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 3: Worldwide Semiconductor Market Forecast for Mobile Phones (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)
Figure 4: Worldwide Wireless Specific Semiconductor Revenue Forecast for Mobile Phones by Product Type
Figure 5: Worldwide Multimarket Semiconductor Revenue Forecast for Mobile Phones by Product Type
Figure 6: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Region for Mobile Phones
Figure 7: 2009 and 2014 Worldwide Mobile Phone Semiconductor Revenue Share by Region
Figure 8: Americas Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 9: Europe Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 10: Japan Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 11: China Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 12: Other Asia Pacific Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 13: 2009 and 2014 Worldwide Mobile Phone Semiconductor Revenue Share by Type
Figure 14: Worldwide Mobile Phone Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Type
Figure 15: 2009 Worldwide Voice Only Mobile Phones Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
Figure 16: Worldwide Voice Only Mobile Phones Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 17: 2009 Worldwide Midrange Mobile Phones Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
Figure 18: Worldwide Midrange Mobile Phones Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 19: 2009 Worldwide High-End Mobile Phones Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
Figure 20: Worldwide High-End Mobile Phones Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 21: 2009 Worldwide Smart Phones Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
Figure 22: Worldwide Smart Phones Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 23: 2009 Worldwide Mobile Phones Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
Figure 24: Worldwide Mobile Phones Optoelectronics Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Figure 25: Worldwide Mobile Phones Discretes Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Figure 26: Worldwide Mobile Phones Wireless Analog Revenue Forecast by Product
Figure 27: Worldwide Mobile Phones Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Air Standard
Figure 28: Worldwide Mobile Phones Analog Power Revenue Forecast by Type
Figure 29: Worldwide Mobile Phones DSP Revenue Forecast
Figure 30: Worldwide Mobile Phones Microcontroller Revenue Forecast
Figure 31: Worldwide Mobile Phones Application Processor Revenue Forecast
Figure 32: Worldwide Mobile Phones Logic Revenue Forecast
Figure 33: Worldwide Mobile Phones Memory Revenue Forecast by Product

Table 1: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Market Segment
Table 2: Worldwide Semiconductor Market Forecast for Mobile Phones (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)
Table 3: Worldwide Wireless Specific Semiconductor Revenue Forecast for Mobile Phones by Product Type
Table 4: Worldwide Multimarket Semiconductor Revenue Forecast for Mobile Phones by Product Type
Table 5: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Region for Mobile Phones
Table 6: Worldwide Mobile Phone Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Type
Table 7: Worldwide Voice Only Mobile Phones Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 8: Worldwide Midrange Mobile Phones Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 9: Worldwide High-End Mobile Phones Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 10: Worldwide Smart Phones Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 11: Worldwide Mobile Phones Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 12: Worldwide Mobile Phones Semiconductor Shipment Forecast by Product
Table 13: Worldwide Mobile Phones Optoelectronics Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Table 14: Worldwide Mobile Phones Discretes Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Table 15: Worldwide Mobile Phones Wireless Analog Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 16: Worldwide Mobile Phones Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Air Standard
Table 17: Worldwide Mobile Phones Analog Power Revenue Forecast by Type
Table 18: Worldwide Mobile Phones Memory Revenue Forecast by Product