Databeans separates the general communications segment into wired and wireless sectors. When separated from wired, wireless is the second largest semiconductor segment by revenue behind the computer market with $59.9 billion projected for 2010. This is also the strongest growing market overall, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11 percent projected over the next five years reaching $101 billion by 2015.
Supplier competition in the wireless semiconductor market is intense with many companies developing exclusively for specific original equipment manufacturers (OEMS) and smaller firms receiving major design wins all of the time. The leaders in sales for this market are suppliers like Qualcomm, which specifically produces products for the wireless industry. Also included are large exclusive semiconductor manufacturers such as Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics who also produce chips for consumer, industrial, computer, and other markets in addition to wireless ICs.
Databeans divides these semiconductors into two distinct groupings. The first includes all general purpose or multi-market semiconductors that are designed using a “standard cell” approach and can be found in numerous markets and products outside of the wireless industry. This is currently the larger of the two segments with $33.1 billion in projected 2010 revenue and strong average annual growth of 14 percent over the forecasted period. Growth here will continue to exceed the specialized side of this market, due to the greater integration of components and increased manufacturing efficiencies seen with those products destined for wireless applications exclusively.
Wireless specific semiconductor products include wireless discretes (RF small signal transistors, RF power transistors, and RF diodes), RF analog (power amplifiers, transceivers, and low noise amplifiers), digital baseband products, and special purpose wireless microcontrollers. In 2010 the wireless specific IC segment will reach $26.8 billion in global revenue and will continue to grow at an average rate of 8 percent annually over the next five years. While this segment will not grow as quickly as multi-market, it will continue to provide suppliers with a variety of new growth opportunities.
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Significant Findings
Introduction
Semiconductors used in Wireless
Regional Forecast
Americas
Europe
Japan
China
Other Asia
Taiwan
Korea
India
Application Consumption Analysis
Mobile Handsets
Infrastructure
Short Range Wireless
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
igBee
Other Wireless
Semiconductor Product Forecast for Wireless
Wireless Analog
Standard Analog
DSP
Memory
Supplier Market Share
Qualcomm
Texas Instruments
Samsung
STMicroelectronics
MediaTek
Numonyx
Broadcom
Infineon Technologies
Freescale Semiconductor
Toshiba
Methodology
Databeans Market and Product Segmentation Definitions
Market Segmentation
Product Segmentation
Figure 1: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Market Segment
Figure 2: 2010 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Share by Market Segment
Figure 3: Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 4: Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)
Figure 5: Worldwide Wireless Multi-market Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Figure 6: 2010 Worldwide Wireless Multi-market Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
Figure 7: Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Figure 8: 2010 Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
Figure 9: Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Region
Figure 10: 2010 and 2015 Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Share by Region
Figure 11: Americas Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 12: Europe Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 13: Japan Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 14: China Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 15: Other Asia Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 16: Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Application Market
Figure 17: 2010 Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Share by Application Market
Figure 18: Worldwide Mobile Handset Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 19: 2010 Worldwide Mobile Handset Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
Figure 20: Worldwide Wireless Infrastructure Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 21: 2010 Worldwide Wireless Infrastructure Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
Figure 22: Worldwide Wireless Infrastructure Equipment Revenue Forecast
Figure 23: Worldwide Wireless Short Range Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Figure 24: 2010 Worldwide Wireless Short Range Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
Figure 25: Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
Figure 26: 2010 Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
Figure 27: Worldwide Wireless Analog Revenue Forecast by Product
Figure 28: 2010 Worldwide Wireless Analog Revenue Share by Product
Figure 29: Worldwide Wireless Standard Analog Revenue Forecast by Product
Figure 30: 2010 Worldwide Wireless Standard Analog Revenue Share by Product
Figure 31: Worldwide Wireless DSP Revenue Forecast by Product
Figure 32: 2010 Worldwide Wireless DSP Revenue Share by Product
Figure 33: Worldwide Wireless Memory Revenue Forecast by Product
Figure 34: 2010 Worldwide Wireless Memory Revenue Share by Product
Figure 35: 2009 Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Share by Supplier
Figure 36: 2009 Worldwide Wireless ASSP Revenue Share by Supplier
Figure 37: 2009 Worldwide Mobile Phone ASSP Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 1: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Market Segment
Table 2: Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)
Table 3: Worldwide Wireless Multi-market Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 4: Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 5: Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 6: Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Application Market
Table 7: Worldwide Mobile Handset Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 8: Worldwide Mobile Handset Revenue Forecast by Type
Table 9: Worldwide Mobile Handset Unit Shipment Forecast by Type
Table 10: Worldwide Wireless Infrastructure Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 11: Worldwide Wireless Short Range Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 12: Worldwide Short Range Wireless Application Revenue Forecast
Table 13: Worldwide Short Range Wireless Application Shipment Forecast
Table 14: Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 15: Worldwide Wireless Analog Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 16: Worldwide Wireless Standard Analog Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 17: Worldwide Wireless DSP Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 18: Worldwide Wireless Memory Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 19: 2009 and 2008 Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 20: 2009 and 2008 Worldwide Wireless ASSP Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 21: 2009 and 2008 Worldwide Mobile Phone ASSP Revenue Share by Supplier
