This study includes a competitive assessment of semiconductors shipping into cellular basestations. The basestation semiconductor market grew 18% in 2004, reaching $2.2 billion. As network operators continued to demand future-proofed networks with GPRS, EDGE, and HSDPA upgrades in mind, semiconductor growth was primarily driven by programmable chips such as high-performance DSPs and FPGA/PLDs.

Companies Mentioned: Freescale; Xilinx; Altera; Texas Instruments; IBM; NEC; Fujitsu; Philips; RF Micro Devices; Sirenza Microdevices; QUALCOMM; Agere Systems; Analog Devices; Infineon; LSI Logic; Toshiba; Maxim; National Semiconductor

• In This Study
  • Scope
  • Methodology
• Situation Overview
  • Programmable Semiconductor Vendors Outpaced Market Growth
  • DSPs and PLDs Enable 3G Upgrades
  • Table: Worldwide Basestation Semiconductor Revenue by Vendor, 2003 and 2004
  • Figure: Worldwide Basestation Semiconductor Revenue by Vendor, 2003 and 2004
  • Table: Worldwide Basestation Semiconductor Revenue by Product Type, 2003 and 2004
  • Figure: Worldwide Basestation Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product Type, 2003 and 2004
  • QUALCOMM Dominates Baseband ASIC/ASSP Segment
  • Table: Worldwide Basestation Baseband ASIC/ASSP Revenue by Vendor, 2003 and 2004
  • DSPs ? The 3G Growth Enablers
  • Table: Worldwide Basestation DSP Revenue by Vendor, 2003 and 2004
  • Xilinx: Winning the Two-Horse PLD Race
  • Table: Worldwide Basestation FPGA/PLD Semiconductor Revenue by Vendor, 2003 and 2004
  • Analog Devices Shines with Complete Transceiver Device Lineup
  • Table: Worldwide Basestation Transceiver ASIC/ASSP and Data Converter Revenue by Vendor, 2003 and 2004
  • Freescale Still Runs the Table in Power Amplifier Transistors
  • Table: Worldwide Basestation Power Amplifier Transistor Revenue by Vendor, 2003 and 2004
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
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