Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue to Grow 11% in 2006, says Gartner
Strong sales in mobile
phones boosted worldwide wireless semiconductor revenue by 8%
in 2005 to $24.3 billion, according
to Gartner. Unit shipments for mobile phones exceeded 20% growth in
2005, but price reductions lowered the revenue growth for application specific
semiconductors.
Gartner sees stronger outlook for the wireless application specific semiconductor market in 2006, with projected growth of 11%. The market continues to be driven by mobile handsets, and specifically 3G WCDMA handsets with higher semiconductor content.
|
Worldwide Revenue from Wireless Application Specific Semiconductors |
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|
2005 |
2004 |
Company |
2005 Revenue ($ M) |
2005 Market Share (%) |
2004 Revenue ($ M) |
2004-2005 Growth (%) |
|
1 |
1 |
Texas Instruments |
4,514 |
19 |
3,834 |
18 |
|
2 |
2 |
Qualcomm |
3,457 |
14 |
3,211 |
8 |
|
3 |
5 |
Philips Electronics |
1,689 |
7 |
1,532 |
10 |
|
4 |
4 |
Freescale Semiconductor |
1,662 |
7 |
1,546 |
8 |
|
5 |
6 |
STMicroelectronics |
1,322 |
5 |
1,158 |
14 |
|
|
|
Total Market |
24,272 |
100 |
22,537 |
8 |
| Source: Gartner Dataquest (October 2006) | ||||||
In the total subscriber power amplifier segment, which was reported in PA modules and front end modules, RF Micro Devices was the leader with 38% worldwide market share, followed by Skyworks Solutions with 27% share and Renesas Technologies with 15% share.
