Current Outlook - Semiconductor
Markets
Semiconductor Markets – Worldwide
Albert Einstein once said, “Not everything
that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts
can be counted.” Such is the complexity of the sometimes-dismal
science of economics. While current expectations are for
significant growth in the semiconductor industry this year,
the growing possibility of military actions in Iraq could
lead to a detour and impact momentum...
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Analog Consumption in China
Analog Markets – Worldwide
A rising number of factors have contributed
to China’s
solid growth in IT manufacturing and resulting expansion
in the economy’s electronics exports. Domestic demand
has also risen for IT products, adding to the opportunity
for analog component suppliers... |
Wireless Specific IC Market 2003-2008
Analog Markets – Worldwide
Wireless communications has fast become
the technology of choice in all facets of commerce. From
manufacturing to sales, global business continues to integrate
new systems that share data and communications over wireless
networks, providing an ample opportunity for wireless chip
suppliers around the world... |
High-Speed Linear
Analog Markets – Worldwide
Integrated circuits used in modern electronics
are characterized by several attributes: bandwidth, size,
power consumption, and others. But speed is emerging as an
increasingly required advancement. In the linear analog market,
demand for high-speed products includes interface line drivers,
high-speed amplifiers, and high-speed converters...
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3G Wireless Networks
Analog Markets – Worldwide
Next-generation wireless networks promise
increased subscriber capacity, advanced services, and faster
data rates. The 3G market emerged in Japan first, but is
now advancing into Europe and North America, providing a
growing volume opportunity for wireless analog products and
digital processing... |
Standard and High-Performance Linear
Analog Markets – Worldwide
Functional standard analog blocks are required
in every application - from I/O to signal conversion. The
notion that specialization will continually eat away at the
commodity market, as suppliers innovate and integrate everything
onto “one
chip,” is still widely held by many industry pundits.
Because of this the prevailing forecasts call for higher
growth in the application specific markets versus high performance
and commodity analog...
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