Consumer Semiconductor Market Set to Double Between 2004 and 2009, Approaching the $30 Billion Mark, IDC Predicts.FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The consumer semiconductor market will more than double between 2004 and 2009, expanding from just over $14 billion to almost $30 billion, a new IDC study predicts. The market will experience the fastest year-over-year growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. through 2007. Consumer semiconductor growth is fueled by their increasing importance in both existing and developing end products in the digital home environment. Consumer semiconductors are the enablers of both the underlying technology and the consumer-facing features of the digital home. E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]"The consumer semiconductor market is one of the fastest growing and most challenging segments in the semiconductor industry," said IdaRose Sylvester, senior research analyst, Semiconductors: Consumer Devices program at IDC. "With opportunity comes significant technological, market and competitive challenges, and only the most strategically-focused semiconductors vendors are going to benefit substantially from this growth." E[acute accent]The consumer semiconductor landscape is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of dramatic evolution. Some markets such as digital TV represent great growth and potential for new entrants, but other markets, such as DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. offer moderate expansion and exceptional challenges. Due to these forces, the market in 2009 will be dramatically different than it is today. E[acute accent]IDC's new study, Bringing it Home: Consumer Semiconductor Forecast and Market Analysis 2004-2009, (IDC #33220) provides the worldwide consumer semiconductor forecast by major semiconductor category and application. The study covers semiconductors used in digital TVs, video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. and handhelds, compressed audio players, DVD players A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. and recorders, set-top boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. , digital still cameras, and digital video cameras. E[acute accent]To purchase this document, call IDC's Sales hotline at 508-988-7988 or email sales@idc.com. E[acute accent]For additional information about IDC's Semiconductors research, please contact Anne-Sophie Dankens at adankens@idc.com. E[acute accent]About IDC E[acute accent]IDC is the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications industries. We analyze and predict technology trends so that our clients can make strategic, fact-based decisions on IT purchases and business strategy. Over 700 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide local expertise and insights on technology markets. Business executives and IT managers have relied for 40 years on our advice to make decisions that contribute to the success of their organizations. E[acute accent]IDC is a subsidiary of IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) , the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. Additional information can be found at www.idc.com E[acute accent]All product and company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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