Abstract
Report Summary
This report is IMS Research' s most complete study to date on the audio ICs
market, covering components from the data conversion stage onward through the
amplification stage. By combining audio amplifiers, data converters and audio
interfaces into this one report, the reader gains significant transparency
into complete audio system design and how the many trends presented affect
market size, growth and product mix across each application presented.
This comprehensive presentation of audio ICs presents 15 audio IC categories
broken out by 33 application segments, with market size estimates, for the
covered application areas. Results are grouped into portable, computer, home,
automotive and other audio categories, and presented with forecasts through
the end of 2014.
Market share rankings show the leaders for 15 different audio IC components,
comparing 2008 to 2007 rankings and are accompanied by a discussion of the
competitive environment.
Trends discussed include integration, energy efficiency, digital media,
regional growth, portable form factors, new and legacy end-equipment and more.
Questions such as which applications represent the greatest revenue potential,
and which represent the greatest risk are addressed. Emerging end-equipment
applications such as netbooks, sound bars, and other fast-growing consumer
products are discussed with respect to how they affect the audio ICs market.
The shift from analog to digital audio file formats and how it is affecting
the audio IC mix is discussed, as are design trends such as energy efficiency
and BOM reduction, and how these are affecting the product mix and adoption
rates of new ICs such as class G & H amplifiers and highly integrated ASIC,
ASSP and FPGAs.
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