Abstract
Wireless semiconductors are utilized in a very diverse range of application
markets. Mobile handsets and wireless infrastructure together account for
roughly 85 percent of consumption, yet other applications, such as those built
upon the short range wireless standards, are growing strongly as well. These
other applications include automotive GPS/telematics security systems,
cordless phones, two-way radio, NFC payment terminals, medical patient
monitoring, and others.
Memory is the largest and fastest growing general purpose product category
with $6.2 billion in sales projected in 2009 as the latest mobile handsets
require more advanced memory in the form of Flash primarily, with some
consumption of DRAM and SRAM as well. Other major product categories include
optoelectronics, which primarily come in the form of LEDs for phone displays
and image sensors used in camera phones, as well as standard linear, which
includes interface, amplifiers, data converters, and power ICs. Multimarket
semiconductors are projected to account for $19.4 billion or 47 percent of
wireless sales.
Other categories include application specific integrated circuits or ASSPs and
ASICs that are only found in certain applications. Wireless specific
semiconductor products include wireless discretes (RF Diodes, RF small signal
transistors, and RF power transistors), RF analog (PAs, LNAs, and
Transceivers), digital baseband products, and special purpose wireless
microcontrollers. Logic and analog are projected to remain the two largest
wireless ASSP markets in 2009, accounting for $9.4 billion and $7.6 billion
respectively.
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