Many creators of IP are small companies, offering mostly one type of product and some variations. The worldwide IP revenue, therefore, is distributed across many companies and, with a few exceptions, is mostly below $10 million annually, per company. Competition for "smaller" IP such as simple I/O has devalued most of this type of intellectual property as some semiconductor vendors and foundries are offering the cores as an incentive to do business with them.

This report presents In-Stat's analysis of the 1999 worldwide IP market shares by market segment and function, covering complex, function-intensive cores rather than technologies. During 1999, reusable IP objects generated $565 million, with the communications segment leading at 31.2% of the total revenue.

Executive Summary

Marketing Manager's Summary

Methodology

Introduction/Nomenclature

Intellectual Property Definitions

Transactions and Delivery

Possible Sources Of Confusion

Overview: 1999 Revenues -- IP Vs. ASIC and UPL Chips

IP Value Trends As Seen in 1999

1999 Worldwide IP Market Segment Revenue and Shares

1999 Worldwide IP Revenue and Shares by Core Function and Application Orientation

Appendix: Surveyed Companies

List of Tables

Table 1. Worldwide Intellectual Property Revenue in US $M by Market Segment

Table 2. 1999 Worldwide Intellectual Property Revenue By Market Segment in US $ Millions and Percent of Total

Table 3. 1999 Worldwide Intellectual Property Revenue in US $M and Market Share (%) By Core Function And Targeted Application

List of Figures

Figure 1. Worldwide Intellectual Property Market Shares (%) by Market Segment

Figure 2. 1999 Worldwide Custom Chip Revenue % By Technology

Figure 3. 1999 Worldwide Intellectual Property Revenue By Market Segment in US $ Millions

Figure 4. 1999 Worldwide Intellectual Property Revenue in US $M By Core Function And Targeted Application