For the most part, year 2005 was flat for the Analog suppliers, although some excitement was generated in the power segment, as competition was heightened there, driven by wireless and consumer electronics. Databeans defines the Analog ASIC/ASSP market, following the WSTS guidelines, which includes automotive, industrial, consumer, computer, wireless, and wired communications. For 2005, Analog ASIC/ASSP constituted almost 63 percent of the overall analog semiconductor market. In 2005, the top five suppliers of analog products controlled about 60 of the market. According to Databeans survey results, the top five analog ASIC/ASSP suppliers continued to be, in order: STMicroelectronics, Infineon Technologies, Texas Instruments, Philips Semiconductors, and Freescale Semiconductor. For 2006, Analog ASIC/ASSP will be much stronger, with the increased demand coming from portable consumer electronics, 3G handsets, network upgrades, and PCs – which will surge when the new Microsoft operating system lands at the end of the year. Basically anything portable will need improved power consumption, and higher processing performance will require faster conversion with greater precision.

Figure 1: 2005 Worldwide Analog ASSP/ASIC Revenue by Supplier

Table 1: 2005 Global Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 2: 2005 Americas Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 3: 2005 European Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 4: 2005 Japanese Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 5: 2005 Asia Pacific Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 6: 2005 Global Automotive Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 7: 2005 Americas Automotive Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 8: 2005 European Automotive Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 9: 2005 Japanese Automotive Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 10: 2005 Asia Pacific Automotive Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 11: 2005 Global Consumer Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 12: 2005 Americas Consumer Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 13: 2005 European Consumer Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 14: 2005 Japanese Consumer Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 15: 2005 Asia Pacific Consumer Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 16: 2005 Global Communications Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 17: 2005 Americas Communications Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 18: 2005 European Communications Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 19: 2005 Japanese Communications Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 20: 2005 Asia Pacific Communications Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 21: 2005 Global Computer Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 22: 2005 Americas Computer Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 23: 2005 European Computer Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 24: 2005 Japanese Computer Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 25: 2005 Asia Pacific Computer Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 26: 2005 Global Industrial Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 27: 2005 Americas Industrial Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 28: 2005 European Industrial Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 29: 2005 Japanese Industrial Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier
Table 30: 2005 Asia Pacific Industrial Analog ASIC/ASSP Market by Supplier