This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Digital Power Management ICs in US$ Million by the following application types: Electronics, Data Communications, Computer Networks & Telecommunications, and Others (includes Lighting, Automated Test Equipment, and Motors). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2008 through 2017.

The report profiles 61 companies including many key and niche players such as Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc., Analog Devices, Inc., Ericsson Power Modules AB, Exar Corporation, Fairchild Semiconductor, Inc., Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Infineon Technologies AG, International Rectifier Corporation, Intersil Corporation, Zilker Labs, Inc., Linear Technology Corporation, Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Micrel, Inc., Microchip Technology, Inc., Power-One, Inc., Silicon Laboratories, Inc., Summit Microelectronics, Inc., Texas Instruments Incorporated, and Volterra Semiconductor Corporation. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIGITAL POWER MANAGEMENT ICs 							MCP-6038
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT


                                            CONTENTS



  1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS                       1
      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                          1
      Disclaimers                                                          2
      Data Interpretation & Reporting Level                                3
       Quantitative Techniques & Analytics                                 3
      Product Definitions and Scope of Study                               3

  2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW                                                     5
      Impact of Recession on Semiconductor Industry                        5
       Recession & Power Management ICs Market                             5
      Growing Significance of Power Management                             5
       Energy Efficiency: The Major Focus Area                             6
       Power Management ICs - Enablers of Energy Efficiency                6
       Power Intensive Applications Necessitate Focus on Power
        Management                                                         7
      Trends in Power Management                                           7

  3. OVERVIEW OF POWER MANAGEMENT ICs MARKET                               9
      Digital Power Products: A Promising Market                           9
      Digital Power Semiconductors Market - An Introduction                9
       Digital Power Management - Yet to Achieve Mainstream Status         10
       Life Cycle of Digital Power Management ICs                          10
        Development Phases in the Digital Power Management ICs Market      10
      Global Power Management IC Market: On Road to Robust Recovery        11
      Asian Markets Offer Enormous Growth Opportunities                    11
       China: The Leading Consumer                                         11
      Battery Operated Consumer Devices - A Major Growth Driver            12
      Increasing Smartphone Usage Favors Power Management ICs Market       12
      Power Management IC Sales Ride on Energy Efficiency Concerns         12
      Increasing Car Sales to Foster Demand                                12
      Converter Management ICs to Give Way to System Management ICs        13
      Technology Implications for Power Management ICs                     13
      Technological Developments Favor Growth                              13
      Digital Control Gains Momentum                                       14
       New Developments and Growth Areas                                   14

  4. DIGITAL POWER MANAGEMENT ICS MARKET                                   15
      Digital Power Management IC Market - An Introduction                 15
       Table 1: Global Digital Power Management ICs Market (2010E):
       Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues for DC-DC Isolated
       Converter and POL Converters                                        15
      The Shift Towards Digital Power Management ICs                       16
      Current and Future Analysis                                          16
      Major Trends                                                         16
       Digital Power Management Market to Gain from New Technology         16
       Growing Applications of DPM ICs                                     17
       Digital Technology Drives Demand for Analog ICs                     17
       Next-Gen Servers Enhance Demand for Digital PMICs                   17
       Focus Shifts to DPM ICs in Cost-Sensitive Applications              17
       PMBus: The Dominant Power Management Protocol                       18
       Portable Devices Foster Demand for Power Management ICs             18
       Suppliers Come Closer to Customers                                  18
       Lack of Awareness Limits Revenue Generation for Suppliers           18

  5. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE                                                 19
      Leading Players in the DPM ICs Market                                19
       Table 2: Leading Players in the Global Digital Power
       Management ICs Market (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of
       Revenues for Texas Instruments Incorporated, Intersil
       Corporation, Primarion, and Others (includes corresponding
       Graph/Chart)                                                        19

  6. PRODUCT OVERVIEW                                                      20
      Digital Power - An Introduction                                      20
       Is Fully Digital Circuitry Possible?                                20
      Concept of Digital Power Management                                  21
      Integrated Circuits - An Introduction                                21
       What is Digital IC?                                                 22
       Mixed-Signal ICs: Bringing the Best of Digital and Analog           22
      Power Management ICs - Definition                                    23
      Digital Power Management ICs                                         23
       Need for Digital Power Management ICs                               24
      Analog and Digital Electronics                                       24
       Relationship Between Digital and Analog                             24
       Digital or Analog - Making a Choice                                 25
      Advantages of Going Digital                                          25
       Addressing Requirements of Modern Day Systems                       25
       Appropriate Monitoring                                              25
       Zero Downtime                                                       26
      Is Digital Design Really Worth It?                                   26
      Power Management Implementation Requirements                         26
      Simplifying Features of Digital Power Management IC Using GUI        28

  7. REVIEW OF END-USE MARKETS                                             29
      A Prelude                                                            29
      ICs in Signal Processing Applications                                29
      Industrial Applications                                              30
      Defense and Aerospace                                                30
      Automotive                                                           30
      Communications                                                       30
      Consumer Electronics Equipment                                       31
       Power Management ICs in Portable Devices                            31

  8. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS                                     32
      Renesas Electronics Unveils uPD9977                                  32
      Texas Instruments Introduces TPS82671 and TPS84620                   32
      Exar Extends PowerXR™ Digital Power Product Portfolio                33
      National Semiconductor Launches LM25066                              33
      Texas Instruments Launches UCD90124 12-Channel Sequencer and
       System Health Manager                                               34
      Texas Instruments Introduces UCC28950 Full-Bridge Phase-
       Shifted PWM Controller                                              35
      Intersil Corporation Launches ISL70001SRH POL Regulator              35
      Maxim Integrated Products Introduces MAX17122 and MAX17106           36
      Renesas Technology Unveils R8J66957BG and R8J66955BG SoC Devices     36
      Summit Microelectronics Unveils SMB211 DC/DC Controller              37
      Maxim Integrated Products Launches DS1874 SFP+ Controller            38
      Microtune Launches MT3511 RF MicroDigitizer™                         38
      Maxim Launches MAX16064 Quad Channel Digital Power-Supply
       Controller                                                          39
      Primarion Launches Dual-Output Dual-Phase PX7522                     39
      Wolfson Microelectronics Introduces the WM8910 DAC                   40
      Exar Launches XRP7704 and XRP7740 PowerXR System-Level Solutions     41
      Intersil Launches ZL6100 Digital DC/DC Controller                    41
      Akros Silicon Launches AS1854 Power over Ethernet and Power
       System-on-a-Chip Solution                                           42
      Fujitsu Microelectronics Introduces Consumer FCRAM Low Power
       Memory Chips                                                        42
      Intersil Corporation Launches the ZL2008 DC-DC Converter             43
      Intersil Introduces ZL2004 and ZL2005P                               44
      Intersil Launches ZL2105 and ZL2006                                  44
      Intersil Launches ISL62386 Controller                                45
      Analog Devices Launches New Energy Metering ICs                      45
      Linear Technology Rolls out LTC2978 Power Supply Monitor             46
      Powervation Introduces Auto-Control Digital Power-Conversion
       Integrated Chip                                                     46
      Micrel Launches Novel DC-DC Controller                               47
      Micrel Introduces Novel EMI Step-Up Regulator                        47
      Primarion Launches Compact Integrated Power Stage                    48
      Intersil Corporation Unveils ISL8201M Power Conversion Module        48
      Silicon Laboratories Launches New Si345x Range of Controllers        49
      International Rectifier Launches IR3725 IC                           49
      Analog Devices Unveils AD971x and AD911x Chips                       50
      Texas Instruments Develops Power Management Portfolio for
       OMAP35x Processor-Based Design                                      50
      Powervation Launches New Auto-control™ Power-conversion
       Technology                                                          51
      Texas Instruments Introduces Innovative Digital Current/Power
       Monitor IC                                                          51
      Analog Devices Introduces Digital Power Controller ADP1043           52
      Intersil Unveils Broad Input Voltage Range Controllers               52
      Zilker Labs Introduces 6A Integrated Digital DC-DC Converter         53
      Primarion Unveils Advanced PowerCode 2.1                             53
      Freescale Semiconductor Introduces Compact Power Supply
       Integrated Circuit                                                  54
      Primarion Launches Digital Multi-Phase Power Controller              55
      Silicon Laboratories Launches Si823x ISOdriver Family of Gate
       Drivers                                                             55
      Intersil Introduces ISL9109 DC/DC Converter for RF Power
       Amplifiers                                                          56
      Texas Instruments Unveils Deployment Kits for TMS320F28x
       Digital Signal Controllers                                          56
      International Rectifier Rolls Out IR3720 IC with TruePower™
       Technology                                                          57

  9. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY                                              58
      International Rectifier Acquires CHiL Semiconductor                  58
      Maxim Forays into Digital Power Market                               58
      Pericom Semiconductor Acquires PTI                                   58
      Fairchild Semiconductor Acquires Minority Stake in Adaptive
       Digital Power                                                       59
      Renesas Technology and NEC Merge to Form Renesas Electronics         59
      Power-One and Ericsson AB Power Modules Ink DPT Patent
       Licensing Agreement                                                 60
      Power-One Enters into Licensing Agreement with Intersil              60
      Power-One and Lineage Power Ink Digital Power Technology
       Licensing Agreement                                                 61
      Intersil Acquires Rock Semiconductor                                 62
      IXYS Acquires Zilog                                                  62
      Intersil Inks Agreement with Quellan                                 63
      Texas Instruments and Power-One Sign Licensing Agreement             63
      Power-One and Infineon Technologies Sign License Agreement           64
      Intersil and Tower Semiconductor Sign MoU to Develop
       Technology Platform                                                 64
      Cyan and Micrel Enter into a Technology Partnership                  64
      Xilinx Applies TI Power Management Technology in Virtex®-6
       ML605 FPGA                                                          65
      Lineage Power Holdings Takes Over Cherokee International             65
      Infineon Technologies Takes Over Primarion                           66
      Intersil Acquires Zilker Labs                                        66
      Maxim Acquires Mobilygen                                             66
      Diodes Takes Over Zetex                                              67
      Rohm to Acquire Majority Stake in OKI                                67
      STATS ChipPAC Takes Over Verigy Port Scale RF Solutions              67
      SpringSoft Merges with Novas Software                                68
      Zilog and Micrel Enter into Technology Partnership                   68
      Exar Acquires Exclusive Rights to Fyrestorm’s Intellectual
       Property                                                            69
      Quellan and Foxconn Technology Group Enter into Partnership          69
      Power-One and Linear Technology Sign License Agreement               69

  10. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS                                              70
      Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. (US)                            70
      Analog Devices, Inc. (US)                                            70
      Ericsson Power Modules AB (Sweden)                                   71
      Exar Corporation (US)                                                71
      Fairchild Semiconductor, Inc. (US)                                   72
      Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (US)                                    72
      Infineon Technologies AG (Germany)                                   73
       Primarion, Inc. (US)                                                73
      International Rectifier Corporation (US)                             73
       CHiL Semiconductor Corporation (US)                                 74
      Intersil Corporation (US)                                            74
       Zilker Labs, Inc. (US)                                              75
      Linear Technology Corporation (US)                                   75
      Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (US)                                 76
      Micrel, Inc. (US)                                                    76
      Microchip Technology, Inc. (US)                                      77
      National Semiconductor Corporation (US)                              77
      Power-One, Inc. (US)                                                 78
      Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (US)                                      78
      Summit Microelectronics, Inc. (US)                                   79
      Texas Instruments Incorporated (US)                                  79
      Volterra Semiconductor Corporation (US)                              80

  11. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE                                            81
      Table 3: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Digital Power Management ICs by Geographic Region - North
      America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
      Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                         81

      Table 4: World 10-Year Perspective for Digital Power
      Management ICs by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
      Dollar Sales for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest
      of World Markets for Years 2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           82

      Table 5: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Digital Power Management ICs in Electronics Industry by
      Geographic Region - North America, Europe, Asia- Pacific, and
      Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
      Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           83

      Table 6: World 10-Year Perspective for Digital Power
      Management ICs in Electronics Industry by Geographic Region -
      Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for North America,
      Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets for Years
      2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             84

      Table 7: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Digital Power Management ICs in Data Communications, Computer
      Networks & Telecommunications Industry by Geographic Region -
      North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
      Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                         85

      Table 8: World 10-Year Perspective for Digital Power
      Management ICs in Data Communications, Computer Networks &
      Telecommunications Industry by Geographic Region - Percentage
      Breakdown of Dollar Sales for North America, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2008, 2011
      and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                        86

      Table 9: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Digital Power Management ICs in Other Applications by
      Geographic Region - North America, Europe, Asia- Pacific, and
      Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
      Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           87

      Table 10: World 10-Year Perspective for Digital Power
      Management ICs in Other Applications by Geographic Region -
      Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for North America,
      Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets for Years
      2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             88

  12. NORTH AMERICA                                                        89
       Market Analysis                                                     89
        Table 11: North American Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Digital Power Management ICs by Application
        Type - Electronics, Data communications, Computer Networks &
        Telecommunications, and Others Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             89

        Table 12: North American 10-Year Perspective for Digital
        Power Management ICs by Application Type - Percentage
        Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Electronics, Data
        communications, Computer Networks & Telecommunications, and
        Others Markets for Years 2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         90

  13. EUROPE                                                               91
       Market Analysis                                                     91
        Table 13: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Digital Power Management ICs by Geographic Region -
        France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       91

        Table 14: European 10-Year Perspective for Digital Power
        Management ICs by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown
        of Dollar Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of
        Europe Markets for Years 2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         92

        Table 15: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Digital Power Management ICs by Application Type -
        Electronics, Data Communications, Computer Networks &
        Telecommunications, and Others Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             93

        Table 16: European 10-Year Perspective for Digital Power
        Management ICs by Application Type - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Electronics, Data communications, Computer
        Networks & Telecommunications, and Others Markets for Years
        2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)           94

  13a. FRANCE                                                              95
       Market Analysis                                                     95
        Table 17: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Digital Power Management ICs by Application Type -
        Electronics, Data Communications, Computer Networks &
        Telecommunications, and Others Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             95

        Table 18: French 10-Year Perspective for Digital Power
        Management ICs by Application Type - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Electronics, Data communications, Computer
        Networks & Telecommunications, and Others Markets for Years
        2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)           96

  13b. GERMANY                                                             97
       Market Analysis                                                     97
        Table 19: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Digital Power Management ICs by Application Type -
        Electronics, Data Communications, Computer Networks &
        Telecommunications, and Others Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             97

        Table 20: German 10-Year Perspective for Digital Power
        Management ICs by Application Type - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Electronics, Data communications, Computer
        Networks & Telecommunications, and Others Markets for Years
        2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)           98

  13c. ITALY                                                               99
       Market Analysis                                                     99
        Table 21: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Digital Power Management ICs by Application Type -
        Electronics, Data Communications, Computer Networks &
        Telecommunications, and Others Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             99

        Table 22: Italian 10-Year Perspective for Digital Power
        Management ICs by Application Type - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Electronics, Data communications, Computer
        Networks & Telecommunications, and Others Markets for Years
        2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)           100

  13d. THE UNITED KINGDOM                                                  101
       Market Analysis                                                     101
        Table 23: UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
        Digital Power Management ICs by Application Type -
        Electronics, Data Communications, Computer Networks &
        Telecommunications, and Others Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             101

        Table 24: UK 10-Year Perspective for Digital Power
        Management ICs by Application Type - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Electronics, Data communications, Computer
        Networks & Telecommunications, and Others Markets for Years
        2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)           102

  13e. REST OF EUROPE                                                      103
       Market Analysis                                                     103
        Table 25: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Digital Power Management ICs by Application
        Type - Electronics, Data Communications, Computer Networks &
        Telecommunications, and Others Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             103

        Table 26: Rest of Europe 10-Year Perspective for Digital
        Power Management ICs by Application Type - Percentage
        Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Electronics, Data
        Communications, Computer Networks & Telecommunications, and
        Others Markets for Years 2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         104

  14. ASIA-PACIFIC                                                         105
      A.Market Analysis                                                    105
        Outlook                                                            105
        Asian Markets Offer Enormous Growth Opportunities                  105
        China                                                              105
         A Peek into Semiconductor Industry                                105
         The Leading Consumer of Power Management ICs                      105
          Table 27: Power Management IC Market in China (2010E):
          Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales for Linear
          Regulation (LDO), DC-DC Switch Regulation, Drivers, PMU,
          Supervisory/Monitor, AC-DC Regulator, PWN/PFM Controller,
          and Others(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                   106
         Chinese Government Invests in Semiconductor Industry              106
        India                                                              107
         Overview of Semiconductor Industry                                107
        Taiwan                                                             107
         Power Management ICs Market - An Insight                          107
      B.Market Analytics                                                   108
        Table 28: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Digital Power Management ICs by Application
        Type - Electronics, Data Communications, Computer Networks &
        Telecommunications, and Others Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             108

        Table 29: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Digital Power
        Management ICs by Application Type - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Electronics, Data Communications, Computer
        Networks & Telecommunications, and Others Markets for Years
        2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)           109

  15. REST OF WORLD                                                        110
       Market Analysis                                                     110
        Table 30: Rest of World Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Digital Power Management ICs by Application
        Type - Electronics, Data Communications, Computer Networks &
        Telecommunications, and Others Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             110

        Table 31: Rest of World 10-Year Perspective for Digital
        Power Management ICs by Application Type - Percentage
        Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Electronics, Data
        Communications, Computer Networks & Telecommunications, and
        Others Markets for Years 2008, 2011 and 2017 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         111


 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

     Total Companies Profiled: 61 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 64)

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     Region/Country                     Players
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     The United States                     46
     Japan                                  5
     Europe                                 6
      Germany                               1
      The United Kingdom                    2
      Rest of Europe                        3
     Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)         6
     Middle-East                            1
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