Research and Markets: in 2005 Mediatek's Baseband Semiconductor Shipments Reached 30 Million Pieces.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c34613) has announced the addition of Baseband Industry Study, 2005-2006 to their offering. For most mobile handsets, baseband is the most expensive semiconductor device. As the price TFT-LCD TFT-LCD Thin Film Transistor - Liquid Crystal Display display is declining, baseband semiconductor is becoming the most expensive mobile handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. device. Moreover, baseband determines the choice of mobile phone platforms, as well as the function and performance of mobile phones. Therefore, it is definitely the heart of mobile phone. The market pattern of baseband semiconductors is changing. In the 2G market, especially the Chinese market, the emergence of MediaTek caused a great change. It has swept the Chinese market with its low price, high concentration, abundant functions, high performance, perfect service etc. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Ministry of Information Industry, mobile phone sales in China in 2005 added up to 140 million units (including smuggling smuggling, illegal transport across state or national boundaries of goods or persons liable to customs or to prohibition. Smuggling has been carried on in nearly all nations and has occasionally been adopted as an instrument of national policy, as by Great Britain and underground market). The market share of imported brands (including smuggling market) was 65%. The baseband semiconductors shipment of MediaTek in 2005 was 30 million pieces, among which, 90% went to the Chinese mainland with a market share of 55%. The other large providers include ADI, TI and Philips. The surge of Mediatek's market share from 13% in 2004 to 55% in 2005 is a miracle. Its shipment increased from 3.4 million pieces to 27 million pieces. And the handset models of MT6228 and MT6229 developed by MediaTek will carry on the myth of MT6218 and MT6219 in 2006. ADI and Spreadtrum are now really influenced by MediaTek. ADI pays much attention on Asian market. However, because its software development highly depends on TTPCOM with such problems as long development period, high technical difficulty and high cost, its clients such as LG turned to MediaTek. Spreadtrum, which concentrates on Chinese local mobile phone manufacturers, had to reduce the price due to the fierce competition with MediaTek. The decline of Philips was mainly caused by a sharp shipment decrease of CECW CECW Corps of Engineers Directorate of Civil Works who adopts Philips platform, and also by the fact that it pays less attention to the semiconductor sector. Moreover, although under pressure, TI has successfully positioned itself on high-end products, especially in the field of smart mobile phone. And SKYWORKS has gained a strong support from Techfaith, thus maintaining a steady market share. In China, there are 4-5 corporations specializing in the development of TD-SCDMA TD-SCDMA Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access baseband. Although TD-SCDMA attracts more and more attention, it still has a high risk. Operators are all expected to establish a 3G network with the lowest cost and strongest performance. Even if the license for TD-SCDMA will be issued in 2006, it still does not imply the success of TD-SCDMA But there is no doubt that WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that use the TDMA or GSM technology worldwide, including AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile in the U.S. license will be definitely issued in the 3G market in China. WCDMA also faces a couple of challenges such as an expensive patent (Qualcomm), a large investment requirement and a furious competition. Three Taiwan corporations have entered the field of WCDMA baseband, including MediaTek. The most suitable time-to-market for TD-SCDMA baseband manufacturers will be shortly before or after the issue of TD-SCDMA license. For most investors and security analysts, issuing of the TD-SCDMA license means absolute success of TD-SCDMA, due to their superficial superficial /su·per·fi·cial/ (-fish´al) pertaining to or situated near the surface. su·per·fi·cial adj. 1. Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface. 2. knowledge of the market and technology. Topics Covered 1. Brief Introduction of Baseband 1.1 Definition and functions of baseband 1.2 DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive applications 1.3 Changes of baseband in 3G generation 1.4 Design separation or integration of baseband and application processor 2. Baseband Market 2.1 3G mobile phone market 2.2 2.5G baseband market pattern 2.3 3G baseband market pattern 3. Baseband Manufacturers 4. Baseband Periphery periphery /pe·riph·ery/ (pe-rif´er-e) an outward surface or structure; the portion of a system outside the central region.periph´eral pe·riph·er·y n. 1. Manufacturers 4.1 ARM 4.2 TTPCOM 5. Cost Analysis of Mobile Phone Semiconductor 5.1 Cost analysis of mobile phone 5.2 Cost analysis examples of mobile phone semiconductor and mobile phone disassembly dis·as·sem·ble v. dis·as·sem·bled, dis·as·sem·bling, dis·as·sem·bles v.tr. To take apart: disassemble a toaster. v.intr. 1. Selected figures and tables Companies Mentioned Qualcomm - TI - Freescale - Agere - Ericsson Mobile Platforms Ericsson Mobile Platforms is the name of the company within the Ericsson group that supplies mobile platforms, i.e. the technological basis on which a cellular phone product can be built. - ADI - Infineon - Broadcom - Philips - Skyworks - Commit - CYIT - Spreadtrum - T3G - Silicon Laboratories - VIA Telecom - EONEX - ICERA - MediaTek - Nokia - Motorola - Toshiba For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c34613 |
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