[Report] Power Ics in the Mobile Device Market: A Five-Year

Power Ics in the Mobile Device Market: A Five-Year Forecast of OEM Requirements

CIR believes that Power Management/Power IC manufacturers face new opportunities as mobile devices such as laptop PCs, PDAs, cell phones, MP3 players, portable CD and DVD players, GPS systems, etc., continue to proliferate. Many of these devices must incorporate sophisticated power management chips in order to maximize the time that batteries can operate between recharges, minimize charging times and improve the lifetime of the battery itself.

However, while new revenue opportunities in this sector abound, Power IC manufacturers are challenged by the burgeoning changes in mobile device technology:

Increasing functionality. The incorporation of new audio, image, video, and data input and wireless capabilities in mobile equipment are leading to new demands and requirements for Power Ics to support these subsystems.
Faster processors. As processor speeds increase, power management chips and subsystems must be built to cope with novel electrical environments and to adjust processor speed in line with the needs of portable applications
New battery technology. Although the Lithium-ion battery will rule for some years to come, there can be little doubt that batteries based on novel electro-chemistries are already having an impact and are leading to a rethinking of power management product designs and requirements. In particular, the gradual penetration of miniature fuel cells will radically change the issues with which mobile power management will have to deal in the future.

CIR believes that the Power IC manufacturers that will be most successful in this space will be those who can see through the growing complexity of the mobile power environment to where the most profitable segments of this business lie. This report is designed to provide a clearer vision of the opportunities in this space, based on an understanding of the new functionalities and technologies that will be contained in the next generation of mobile electronics products and what they will mean for power management. We believe that the only way to carry out this work is to get inside the mind of the customer. As a result, the analysis and forecasting in this report are both carried from a demand-side perspective:

This report provides an in-depth analysis of key technology and functionality trends for all the major categories of mobile devices along with their likely timetables and implications for the Power IC industry.
In order to root our analysis in a true understanding of customer requirements and market realities, we have carried out an extensive interview program with leading mobile equipment OEMs as well as with Power IC manufacturers themselves.

Power Ics in the Mobile Device Market offers a detailed five-year market forecast - in both volume and value terms -- for the main power Ics used in mobile devices, as well as an analysis of the main players in this space.

Who is the report intended for?

This report is intended for marketing, product planners and strategists is semiconductor firms offering DC/DC switching regulators and other DC/DC Power Ics, PFC pre-regulators, PWM/PFM controllers, AC/DC off line regulators, linear regulators, battery charging and management Ics including smart battery systems, hot swap controller Ics, MOSFETs drivers and specialized Power Ics. We also believe that this report will prove invaluable to venture capitalists and other investors carrying our due diligence in this sector.