The networking IC market consists of products that are used in network equipment including network switches, routers, modems, adapters, cards, line cards, cable infrastructure, DSLAM, and other central office equipment.  This includes standard multi-market products such as discretes, power management, and memory along with ASSPs such as Ethernet transceivers, network processors, and modems. This market is driven by continued high growth in the infrastructure markets supporting the growing volume of data and users on the Internet.

Current Trends

• Worldwide test for Ethernet over OTN interoperability
• Data communications consumption accounts for more than half of networking IC revenue, and it is also the fastest growing application
• Cisco Systems ventures into 100G technology
• Wired & wireless networking in single chip for IPTV
• The Networking IC market is highly diverse, with the top ten suppliers contributing about one-third of total revenue

Significant Findings
Table 1.1: Worldwide Networking Semiconductor Market Forecast
Table 1.2: Worldwide Communications Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Market Segment
Table 1.3: Worldwide Networking Semiconductor Quarterly Market Forecast

Regional Forecast
Table 2.1: Worldwide Networking Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 2.2: Worldwide Networking Semiconductor Shipment Forecast by Region
Table 2.3: Quarterly Worldwide Networking Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 2.4: Worldwide Wired Special Purpose Analog Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 2.5: Worldwide Wired Special Purpose Logic Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 2.6: Worldwide Wired Microcontroller Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 2.7: Worldwide Wired DSP Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 2.8: Worldwide Wired PLD and ASIC Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 2.9: Worldwide Network Processor Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 2.10: Worldwide Ethernet Transceiver Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 2.11: Worldwide Modem IC Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 2.12: Worldwide UARTs Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 2.13: Worldwide Wired Specific IC Revenue Forecast by Region
Table 2.14: Worldwide Multimarket Networking Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Region

Application Consumption Analysis
Table 3.1: Worldwide Networking Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Application Segment
Table 3.2: Worldwide Networking Semiconductor Quarterly Revenue Forecast by Application Segment
Table 3.3: Worldwide Networking Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Application
Table 3.4: Worldwide Networking Equipment Revenue Forecast by Application
Table 3.5: Worldwide Networking Equipment Shipment Forecast by Application

Product Forecast
Table 4.1: Worldwide Networking Semiconductor Revenue Forecast ASSP vs. Multimarket
Table 4.2: Worldwide Networking Semiconductor Shipment Forecast ASSP vs. Multimarket
Table 4.3: Worldwide Networking ASSPs Quarterly Market Forecast
Table 4.4: Worldwide Networking Multimarket Quarterly Market Forecast
Table 4.5: Worldwide Networking Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
Table 4.6: Worldwide Networking Semiconductor Shipment Forecast by Product
Table 4.7: Worldwide Networking Analog Revenue Forecast by Product Class
Table 4.8: Worldwide Networking Analog Shipment Forecast by Product Class
Table 4.9: Worldwide Wired Analog ASSP Market Forecast
Table 4.10: Worldwide Wired Analog ASSP Quarterly Market Forecast
Table 4.11: Worldwide Networking Logic Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Table 4.12: Worldwide Networking Logic Shipment Forecast by Product Type
Table 4.13: Worldwide Wired Logic ASSP Market Forecast
Table 4.14: Worldwide Wired Logic ASSP Quarterly Market Forecast
Table 4.15: Worldwide Ethernet Transceiver Market Forecast
Table 4.16: Worldwide Ethernet Transceiver Quarterly Market Forecast
Table 4.17: Worldwide Modem IC Market Forecast
Table 4.18: Worldwide Modem IC Quarterly Market Forecast
Table 4.19: Worldwide UARTs Market Forecast
Table 4.20: Worldwide UARTs Quarterly Market Forecast
Table 4.21: Worldwide Wired PLD and ASIC Market Forecast
Table 4.22: Worldwide PLD and ASIC Quarterly Market Forecast
Table 4.23: Worldwide Networking Memory Revenue Forecast by Product Type
Table 4.24: Worldwide Networking Memory Shipment Forecast by Product Type
Table 4.25: Worldwide Network Processor Market Forecast
Table 4.26: Worldwide Network Processor Quarterly Market Forecast
Table 4.27: Worldwide Wired Microcontroller Market Forecast
Table 4.28: Worldwide Wired Microcontroller Quarterly Market Forecast
Table 4.29: Worldwide Wired DSP Market Forecast
Table 4.30: Worldwide Wired DSP Quarterly Market Forecast

Supplier Market Share
Table 5.1: 2010 and 2009 Worldwide Networking Semi Revenue Share by Supplier

Methodology