Worldwide Wireless Semiconductor Revenue to Grow 11% in 2006, says Gartner

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.