Summary:
The analog power IC market is one of the fastest growing product segments in the semiconductor industry. Revenue is expected to increase on an average of 15 percent annually, while unit shipments are expected to increase 17 percent each year on average.
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This report provides suppliers, customers, and supporting industries with revenue, unit and selling price forecasts for interface split out by region, by market segment and by product. Products included are RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, USB, PCI, IEEE1394, CAN, LVDS, LCD, LED, and DVI. End equipment shipment forecasts and interface supplier market share is included in this study.
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Major segmentation within the industrial special purpose analog market includes: Medical, Test and Measurement, Controls and Automation, Military, and Aerospace. This report takes a closer look at consumption and provides forecasts for special purpose analog products used in industrial applications, such as motor drivers, special purpose ADCs, and high voltage power products. Forecasts are provided by region and by subsegment. Market share information is also provided for the leading suppliers in this space.
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It appears that billings in September were unseasonably low for several product categories within standard linear that usually enjoy strong growth during this time of ordering for the upcoming holiday period. Consequently, the standard linear market will not perform as previously expected and the Databeans forecast has been revised downward slightly.
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This report examines the opportunity for semiconductors used in industrial equipment. Forecasts are presented for products by region, and by application area. Data presented in the report is a compilation of information collected from design engineers in the field of ATE, instrumentation, medical electronics, military electronics, and the aerospace industry. Engineers were asked to provide a bill of materials for semiconductors used in their application. Global shipment volumes were also collected and a model was created to estimate revenue for discretes, analog (including subcategories), sensors, optoelectronics, microcontrollers, microprocessors, DSP, memory and application specific logic.
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In 2001, when the worldwide semiconductor market dropped by 32 percent, the automotive semiconductor market dropped only 1 percent. This has been a very stable market over the last few years. Manufacturers have taken notice and are attracted to this market. However, new players must proceed with care, as production cycles for automotive semiconductors can range from three to five years. A very different business scenario than the one seen for consumer or telecom semiconductor production times, which can run for only a few months, and rarely exceed two years.
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Timing circuits are mixed signal integrated circuits that are used to synchronize the components in computers, communications gear, and consumer goods, as well as other electronics systems. This market is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 18 percent each year and provides ample opportunity for growing share for existing suppliers along with new entrants into this space.
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Although most of the consumption in the computer market continues to be dominated by microprocessor and memory sales, the sheer volume of unit shipments in this market continues to be an exciting opportunity for other semiconductor products, including application specific analog. Each PC “box” contains semiconductors valued at about $450.00. And 40 percent to 60 percent of that value consists of the microprocessor, digital signal processors, and video processor. Memory constitutes 20 percent to 30 percent, and the rest is comprised of application specific products, analog, and discretes.
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Databeans expects that 2004 will end as a strong growth year for the semiconductor industry and that total revenue will exceed even the high level seen in year 2000. Growth drivers this year include memory and logic and end markets include wireless communications and consumer.
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In general, demand for consumer electronics has resembled a linear trend over time. However, over the past five years, there have been several products coming on the market that have been trending exponentially. Products like flat panel televisions, personal video recorders, and portable multimedia players are expected to experience strong shipment growth in excess of 30 percent each year over the next five years.
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High-speed linear products, which constitute a sub segment of the high performance analog market, include high-speed mixed-signal converters, high-speed interface, and high-speed amplifiers. Combined, these products constitute 23 percent of the total high performance analog market.
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Current market assessment and forecasts are provided for data converters by speed, resolution, region, market segment and more. Consumption estimates are given for communications, computer, consumer, industrial and automotive applications. Market share is reported for over 80% of global revenue by supplier.
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Medical electronics development is advancing rapidly. This market includes many devices including diagnostic imaging and home monitoring products such as cholesterol monitors, and blood glucose meters. The medical equipment industry will benefit from the millions of aging "Baby Boomers," who are living much longer, and who will require more sophisticated and longer-term healthcare. Also significant is an increasingly health oriented consumer base that is demanding better home monitoring and diagnostic devices, such products that can be easily purchased at local retail centers.
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Amplifiers constitute 21 percent of the standard linear product category. They are important signal conditioning circuits used in nearly all mature electronic designs and in next-generation devices in which communications and computing technologies converge. The amplifier product category has a particularly long life cycle, and is not often “designed out” of next generation systems. Major volume applications markets that require amplifiers include computer disk drives, cell phones, and a range of consumer electronics. Amplifiers are also increasingly being used in the industrial and automotive markets, which would include applications such as industrial manufacturing equipment, medical electronics, and vehicle entertainment systems.
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Comparators growth is expected to reach 7.4 percent in 2004, with estimated global revenue of $186 million. Databeans estimates that the global comparator market will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 5.3 percent from 2004 to 2009, reaching $241 million by the end of the forecast period, with a total of 2.4 billion units shipped.
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In 2003, Texas Instruments took over the top position in analog with significant gains across standard linear product lines, most notably in power ICs and interface. STMicroelectronics was the analog IC leader in 2002, but its 2003 revenue gains were not enough for the company to sustain its number one ranking. The company saw gains in its comparators business, for example, but this was more than offset by losses in amplifiers, power ICs, and in computer ASSPs in particular.
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Texas Instruments gained share in the standard linear market by moving up .8 of a percentage point. In 2003, standard linear revenue for Texas Instruments constitutes roughly half of their analog revenue. Strong industry growth in power management and mixed signal helped push companies like Texas Instruments ahead of others that are focused on segment specific markets.
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Lead by strong recovery in the wireless market, application specific communications devices outperformed the other segments within market specific analog. STMicroelectronics remains the leader in the communications market with a strong position in wireless. The consumer ASSP market was virtually flat in 2003, but STMicroelectronics was able to almost double its market share, moving from just outside the Top Ten in 2002 to claim the fifth position in the present ranking.
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