IDC Reveals New Worldwide Forecast for 31 Interfaces and Technologies Shipping in PCs.FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- IDC recently revealed its new forecast for worldwide adoption of thirty one interfaces and technologies shipping in desktop and mobile PCs through 2010. Among key highlights of the forecast are the following: * The user need for constant connectivity will steer demand for cellular wide area networking and broadband wireless. * The PC's role as the hub for consumer devices will drive adoption of high-speed interfaces, including USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, and PCI Express. * The arrival of Windows Vista will boost market demand for discrete graphics controllers. * The emergence of DisplayPort will cloud the video interface landscape. "The supplanting of older interfaces by the latest industry offerings is a game of timing, listening to customers, and observing market dynamics for a technology provider or OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ," said Richard Shim A small piece of software that is added to an existing system program or protocol in order to provide some enhancement. (jargon, memory management) shim - A small piece of data inserted in order to achieve a desired memory alignment or other addressing property. , senior research analyst for IDC's Personal Computing team. "Remove an interface too early and customers will complain. Remove it too late and customers will bear needless cost and restricted design flexibility. Still the benefits of greater cost efficiencies and improving performance of systems will continue to be powerful motivations to drive OEMs' decisions." "From a semiconductor perspective, chip providers should keep in mind that while a new technology may represent opportunity for sales of discrete ICs, the opportunity for silicon supplies to generate revenue from the technology may quickly pass due to pending integration into other silicon, such as the core logic chipset," added Shane Rau, program manager for PC semiconductors at IDC. IDC's study, Worldwide PC Interface and Technologies 2005-2010 Forecast, (IDC #205155) tracks and forecasts the worldwide market attach rate from 2005 through 2010 for thirty one interfaces and technologies shipping in desktop and mobile PCs, including: * Wired Device Connectivity Interfaces: USB 1.1 and 2.0, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394a and 1394b, PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). and PCI-Express/Mini-PCI and Mini PCI-Express, Serial Port, Parallel Port. * Wireless Device Connectivity Interfaces: Bluetooth and Ultra-Wideband, Wireless Networking Interfaces - 802.11abg and 802.11n, Cellular Wide Area Networking, WiMax. * Wired Networking Interfaces: v.90/92 Analog Modems, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet. * Storage Interfaces: Parallel ATA and Serial ATA, Floppy disk drives. * Graphics Interface and Technologies: Integrated and Discrete Graphics, AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. and PCI-Express Graphics. * Security: Trusted Platform Modules. * Bus interfaces: PC Card/CardBus, ExpressCard * Video interfaces: VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. , DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. , HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) A digital interface for audio and video signals designed as a single-cable solution for home theater and consumer electronics equipment. , DisplayPort. To purchase this document, call IDC's Sales hotline at 508-988-7988 or email sales@idc.com. About IDC IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. Over 850 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. For more than 42 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. 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. You can learn more about IDC by visiting www.idc.com. All product and company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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