This extensive (281-page) market study covers the core integrated circuits
that enable cellphones. In this study, we don' t just track basebands and
application processors, we also track and forecast RF transceivers, power
amplifiers, and power management units. Together, these chips comprise the
core chips of all cellphones. The report provides 2010 vendor market shares
for all of these core cellphone chip types and forecasts units, ASPs and
revenues for all of them through 2015.
Of course, the buzz is now about fourth-generation cellular, in the form of
LTE (Long Term Evolution). We highlight the currently-available LTE chips and
their “sockets” at mid-2011.
To forecast baseband processors separately from application processors would
be folly, since the two increasingly occupy the same die (or the same
package). Stand-alone basebands currently account for barely half of that
market, as illustrated below, but will see that share diminish as technology
and price pressures push for more integrated solutions.
The digital baseband processor market is now segmented into three categories:
Stand-alone digital baseband processors (SA DBB),
Integrated communication processors (Com DBB: application processors + baseband), and Integrated ultra-low-cost (ULC DBB) baseband with RF transceiver on the same die.
This study explores the dynamics of each of these baseband types and profiles
the chip providers and market shares for each of them.
In a similar vein, application processors are characterized in three different
types:
Stand-alone Application Processors (SA-Processor)
Integrated communication processors (Com-Processor), and
Video Co-Processors as adjuncts to basic RISC engines
This study explores the dynamics of each of these application processor types
and profiles the chip providers and market shares for each of them.
The RF transceiver is a key component of mobile handsets, as it is the actual
radio transmitter and receiver...once separate devices, but now available as a
single device...and increasingly being integrated onto the baseband chip (at
least for 2.5G solutions). The complexity of new radio components for advanced
handsets has pushed the leading suppliers into two camps, those that
specialize in power amplifiers bundled with transceivers as an optimized
solution, and those that offer ultra-compact, multi-band transceivers and
matching basebands fabricated with the latest CMOS technology.
Cellular handsets and other mobile devices require efficient power management
unit (PMU) devices as companions to all processors, whether baseband or
application processors, to ensure optimal system operation and long battery
life. Because power management technology requires mixed-signal capability,
analog baseband (ABB) and audio codecs are often integrated on the same die.
We believe that there is no other core cellphone chip market study available
that has the breadth or depth of coverage of this one. You are invited to scan
the table of contents to get an idea of the full extent of this valuable study
and all of the components and companies covered.
With this valuable resource, you will be better equipped to understand the
market and new business opportunities, to know your potential customers and to
be better informed about your competitors. The market metrics provided are
aimed at providing you with dependable information for your company' s next
business plans.
As with all of our reports, your satisfaction is guaranteed.
Report Statistics
Publication Date:July, 2011
AUTHOR: Carter L. Horney
EDITOR: Will Strauss, President of Forward Concepts.
Total Number of Pages:281
Total Number of Tables:45
Total Number of Figures: 65
plus Appendix
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A. Overview
B. Baseband Processors
C. Application Processors
D. RF Chips
E. Analog Baseband & Power Management Units
II. BASEBAND PROCESSORS
A. Overall Baseband Processor Market Shares
B. Digital Baseband Processor Forecast by Air Type
C. Announced LTE Baseband Chips
D. Early LTE AIrcard/USB Modems
E. Early Multimode 3G/4G LTE Smartphones
F. Digital Baseband LTE Forecast
G. LTE Baseband Supplier Profiles
1. Altair Semiconductor Ltd.
2. Broadcom/Beceem (4G LTE/WiMAX Baseband)
3. Cavium Networks (LTE, 3GPP Rel 8 baseband)
4. Innofidei (LTE baseband chip)
5. Intel-Infineon (LTE CMOS RF and 3G/LTE basebands)
6. Leadcore Technology (LTE/TD-SCDMA Platform)
7. LG Electronics
8. MediaTek
9. NVIDIA/Icera (LTE and HSPA+ /EDGE platform)
10. Qualcomm (LTE/3G multimode platform)
11. Renesas Mobile Corp. (LTE Baseband +3G HSPA Platform)
12. Samsung (LTE and WiMAX Baseband)
13. Sequans Communications (LTE and WiMAX Baseband Chip only)
Table 24: Qualcomm' s MSM Processor Evolution: 2000 to 2008
Table 25: Qualcomm MSM7600 Chipset RF Options
Table 26: Qualcomm Snapdragon Communication Processors
Table 27: Overview of 3G/IMT-2000 Standards
Table 28: Radio Transceiver 5-Year Forecast by Wireless technology
Table 29: Frequency Bands & Channel Widths for LTE
Table 30: Integrated BB/Xceiver Chip Five Year Forecast:
‘09-‘15
Table 31: Comparison of Single-Chip GSM, CDMA & EDGE Modems
Table 32: MediaTek' s Competing Two-Chip GSM/GPRS Platforms
Table 33: Qualcomm' s Single-Chip CDMA1x Modems
Table 34: Global UMTS-FDD Paired bands and Regions of Coverage
Table 35: Cellphone Power Amplifier Unit Forecast by Air Technology:
‘09-‘15
Table 36: Cellular Power Amplifier Unit Forecast by Handset Type:
‘09-‘15
Table 37: Cellular Power Amplifier (PA & PAM) Forecast by Type:
‘09-‘15
Table 38: Selected PAM and FEM Suppliers & Popular Handset Sockets
Table 39: Anadigics Amplifier Modules for CDMA, GSM & HSPA
Table 40: Avago' s Lineup of CDMA & WCDMA Power Amplifiers
Table 41: Mitsubishi GaAs Hybrid Devices for CDMA & WCDMA
Table 42: RFMD' s 3G WCDMA/HSPA and CDMA EV-DO Power Amplifiers
Table 43: Skyworks' Cellular 2G & 3G PA/FEM Product Line
Table 44: TriQuint' s Lineup of WCDMA/HSUPA & HEDGE Power Amplifiers
Table 45: Cellphone Power Management Unit Forecast by Type:
‘09-‘15
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