Semiconductor technologies continue to evolve and amaze even those that previously forecasted aggressive growth. New materials, new structures, new manufacturing tools, and new advancements in modeling and simulation form a breeding ground for novel high performance electronic and photonic devices.

High costs, long manufacturing cycles, and enormous increase in computing power are behind recent rapid progress of the modeling, simulation, optimization, and design of semiconductor devices. Continuous advancement of semiconductor technology and growth of semiconductor industry impose new requirements on semiconductor manufacturing. Semiconductor manufacturing belongs to the most challenging and complicated production systems involving huge capital investment and cutting-edge technologies.

This report evaluates the industry verticals, evolution, and market drivers for global semiconductor growth.  This research analyzes some key technology developments that will accelerate the need for semiconductors.  It also includes analysis and forecasting for a key drivers for growth of semiconductors with an emphasis on growth and sophistication of mobile communications devices.

Target Audience:

• EMS, OEMs, and ODMs
• Semiconductor manufacturers
• Consumer electronics manufacturers
• Telecommunications infrastructure providers

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0       EXECUTIVE SUMMARY           5

1.1       MODELING SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS       5

1.1.1    TECHNOLOGICAL METHODS  6

1.1.2    EXPERIMENTAL DATA 7

1.1.3    SEMICONDUCTOR SIMULATION        8

1.1.4    PROCESS SIMULATORS           8

1.1.5    RESPONSE SURFACE MODEL (RSM)   9

1.2       OPTIMIZATION           10

1.2.1    STRATEGIES     11

1.3       POWER MOSFET DC MODELING        11

1.4       SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION           11

1.4.1    AUTOMATIC MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM (AMHS)          13

1.4.2    CLUSTER TOOLS          16

1.4.3    SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTEGRATION            18

1.5       SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS      20

1.5.1    SEMICONDUCTORS IN NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS      20

1.5.2    PASSIVE RFID TECHNOLOGY   22

1.5.3    CLOSE COUPLING SYSTEMS    22

1.5.4    REMOTE COUPLING SYSTEMS            23

1.5.5    LONG RANGE SYSTEMS          23

1.6       IDENTIFICATION PROCESS IN STATIC SCENARIOS      24

1.6.1    FREQUENCY BANDS AND REGULATIONS       24

1.6.2    RFID LOCATING SYSTEMS       25

1.6.3    APPLICATIONS OF RFID AND NFC       27

1.6.4    RFID APPLICATIONS, AND DEPLOYMENT       27

1.6.5    TICKETING SYSTEM     28

1.6.6    PAYMENT METHODS  28

1.6.7    NFC IN MOBILE DEVICES        30

1.6.8    NFC TO CONTROL OTHER CONNECTIONS.    30

1.6.9    SEMICONDUCTORS IN THE COMPUTER CHIPS          30

1.6.10  SEMICONDUCTORS IN ENERGY          30

1.6.11  SEMICONDUCTORS AS A SENSORS    31

2.0       SEMICONDUCTORS MARKET FORECAST 2012-2017 33

3.0       MANUFACTURES OF THE SEMICONDUCTORS WORLDWIDE            39

3.1       INTEL CORPORATION 39

3.2       COMPANY OVERVIEW            39

3.2.1    LOCATION       39

3.2.2    INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION    39

3.2.3    BUSINESS DESCRIPTION          39

3.2.4    SERVICE OFFERINGS   40

3.2.5    COMPANY HISTORY    40

3.2.6    KEY PEOPLE     40

3.3       FINANCIAL POSITION  41

3.3.1    FINANCIALS & KEY NUMBERS 41

3.3.2    FINANCIAL ANALYSIS   42

3.3.3    SEGMENTAL PERFORMANCE 45

3.4       COMPANY UPDATES   45

3.4.1    KEY DEVELOPMENTS  45

3.4.2    LEGAL ISSUES  45

3.4.3    MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS           46

3.4.4    COMPANY ANALYSIS   47

3.5       AMD (ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES) ANALYSIS          48

3.6       COMPANY OVERVIEW            48

3.6.1    LOCATION       48

3.6.2    INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION    48

3.6.3    BUSINESS DESCRIPTION          48

3.6.4    SERVICE OFFERINGS   48

3.6.5    COMPANY HISTORY    48

3.6.6    KEY PEOPLE     49

3.6.7    FINANCIALS & KEY NUMBERS 50

3.6.1    KEY FINANCIALS          50

3.6.2    SEGMENTAL PERFORMANCE 53

3.7       COMPANY UPDATES   53

3.7.1    KEY DEVELOPMENTS  53

3.7.2    LEGAL ISSUES  53

3.7.3    COMPANY ANALYSIS   54

3.7.4    INDUSTRY OUTLOOK TO 2020           55

3.7.5    COMPETITIVE FACTORS         56

3.7.6    THE ECONOMY AND THE INDUSTRY CAPACITY         65

3.7.7    KEY RISKS IN SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY:  69

4.0       TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET SUMMARY WORLDWIDE           71

4.1       MARKET POTENTIAL FOR MOBILE PHONE DEVICES IN ASIA 71

4.1.1    THE MARKET FOR MOBILE PHONE DEVICES IN ASIA: 2011 - 2016   72

4.2       ASIA-PACIFIC MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET     72

4.2.1    OVERVIEW      72

4.2.2    INTERNATIONAL MARKET, AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET 73

4.2.3    THE ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET COMPANIES        76

4.2.4    THE MARKET OVERVIEW        82

4.2.5    COMPANIES STRATEGIES IN THE ASIAN-PACIFIC MARKET    83

4.2.6    SUMMARY      87

4.3       MARKET POTENTIAL FOR MOBILE PHONE DEVICES IN EUROPE      89

4.3.1    THE MARKET FOR MOBILE PHONE DEVICES IN EUROPE: 2011 - 2016         90

4.4       THE EUROPEAN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET            90

4.4.1    OVERVIEW      90

4.4.2    MOBILE LICENSE DISTRIBUTION        91

4.5       THE EUROPEAN MARKET ANALYSIS   98

4.5.1    THE ANALYSIS OF THE MAJOR OPERATORS IN EUROPE (T-MOBILE, ORANGE AND VODAFONE)   102

4.5.2    CONCLUSION  106

4.6       MARKET POTENTIAL FOR MOBILE PHONE DEVICES IN LATIN AMERICA      107

4.6.1    THE MARKET FOR MOBILE PHONE DEVICES IN LATIN AMERICA: 2011 - 2016        108

4.7       THE LATIN AMERICAN MOBILE MARKET       108

4.7.1    INTRODUCTION          108

4.7.2    THE MARKET IN THE PAST      109

4.7.3    THE MARKET IN 2004 110

4.7.4    THE MARKET IN 2005 113

4.7.5    THE MARKET IN 2006 114

4.7.6    THE MARKET IN 2007 TO 2010          116

4.7.7    CONCLUSION  118

4.7.8    CONSUMER MARKET (2012 - 2017)  120

4.7.9    SEMICONDUCTORS IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY MARKETS  123

4.7.10  MILITARY MARKETS    124