The communication market has shown tremendous growth over the years. With rapid introduction of new services in new geographical segments, the demand for high end wireless products has grown considerably. With the mobile phone market contributing to most of the wireless revenenues, the sale of smartphones is on the rise. This demand is particularly high in Asia Pacific, where 3G technology is currently being deployed. Moreover, other application areas such as vehicular tracking, enterprise wifi deployments, growth of flash memory chips, all contribute to the growing demand for the semiconductor chips in the overall communications market.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary                                                                 18

World Market for Semiconductors in Communication                                  23

DSP Market                                                                        32

Flash Memory Market                                                               41

GPS Market                                                                        50

Mobile RF Market                                                                  59

WiFi/WiMax Market                                                                 68

Market for Semiconductors in Communication - North America                        77

Market for Semiconductors in Communication - North America: Revenues by Segment   89

Market for Semiconductors in Communication - Asia Pacific                         100

Market for Semiconductors in Communication - Asia Pacific: Revenues by Segment    112

Market for Semiconductors in Communication - Europe                               123

Market for Semiconductors in Communication - Europe: Revenues by Segment          135

Market for Semiconductors in Communication ­ Rest-of-World                        146

Market for Semiconductors in Communication - Rest-of-World: Revenues by Segment   158

Conclusion                                                                        169

LIST OF FIGURES

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast by Product Segment (World), 2007-2017     29

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast by Geographic Region (World), 2007-2017   30

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010             31

DSP Market: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (World), 2011-2017                                 35

DSP Market: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2011-2017                 37

DSP Market: Revenue Forecast (World), 2007-2017                                                        39

DSP Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010                                             40

Flash Memory Market: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (World), 2011-2017                        44

Flash Memory Market: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2011-2017        46

Flash Memory Market: Revenue Forecast (World), 2007-2017                                               48

Flash Memory Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010                                    49

GPS Market: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (World), 2011-2017                                 53

GPS Market: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2011-2107                 55

GPS Market: Revenue Forecast (World), 2007-2017                                                        57

GPS Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010                                                           58

Mobile RF Market: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (World), 2011-2017                                         62

Mobile RF Market: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2011-2017                         64

Mobile RF Market: Revenue Forecast (World), 2007-2017                                                                66

Mobile RF Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010                                                     67

WiFi/WiMax Market: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (World), 2011-2017                                        71

WiFi/WiMax Market: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (World), 2011-2017                        73

WiFi/WiMax Market: Revenue Forecast (World), 2007-2017                                                               75

WiFi/WiMax Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010                                                    76

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (North America), 2011-2017       80

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (North America), 2011-2017      83

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (North America), 2011-2017   85

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast (North America), 2007-2017                              87

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues (North America), 2007-2017              88

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for DSP Segment (North America), 2007-2017                       90

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for DSP Segment (North America), 2010            91

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Flash Memory Segment (North America), 2007-2017              92

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Flash Memory Segment (North America), 2010   93

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for GPS Segment (North America), 2007-2017                       94

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for GPS Segment (North America), 2010            95

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Mobile RF Segment (North America), 2007-2017                 96

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Mobile RF Segment (North America), 2010      97

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for WiFi/WiMax Segment (North America), 2007-2017                98

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for WiFi/WiMax Segment (North America), 2010     99

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (Asia Pacific), 2011-2017                 103

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (Asia Pacific), 2011-2017                106

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Asia Pacific), 2011-2017             108

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017                                        110

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017                       111

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for DSP Segment (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017                       113

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for DSP Segment (Asia Pacific), 2010            114

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Flash Memory Segment (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017              115

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Flash Memory Segment (Asia Pacific), 2010   116

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for GPS Segment (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017                       117

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for GPS Segment (Asia Pacific), 2010            118

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Mobile RF Segment (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017                 119

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Mobile RF Segment (Asia Pacific), 2010      120

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for WiFi/WiMax Segment (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017                121

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for WiFi/WiMax Segment (Asia Pacific), 2010     122

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (Europe), 2011-2017                      126

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe), 2011-2017                     129

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe), 2011-2017                  131

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast (Europe), 2007-2017                                       133

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues (Europe), 2007-2017                       135

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for DSP Segment (Europe), 2007-2017                       136

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for DSP Segment (Europe), 2010            137

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Flash Memory Segment (Europe), 2007-2017              138

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Flash Memory Segment (Europe), 2010   139

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for GPS Segment (Europe), 2007-2017                       140

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for GPS Segment (Europe), 2010            141

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Mobile RF Segment (Europe), 2007-2017                 142

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Mobile RF Segment (Europe), 2010      143

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for WiFi/WiMax Segment (Europe), 2007-2017                144

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for WiFi/WiMax Segment (Europe), 2010     145

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (Rest-of-World), 2011-2017         149

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (Rest-of-World), 2011-2017        152

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Rest-of-World), 2011-2017            154

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017                                       156

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017                       157

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for DSP Segment (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017                       159

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for DSP Segment (Rest-of-World), 2010            160

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Flash Memory Segment (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017              161

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Flash Memory Segment (Rest-of-World), 2010   162

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for GPS Segment (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017                       163

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for GPS Segment (Rest-of-World), 2010            164

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Mobile RF Segment (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017                 165

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Mobile RF Segment (Rest-of-World), 2010      166

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecasts for WiFi/WiMax Segment (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017               167

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for WiFi/WiMax Segment (Rest-of-World), 2010     168

LIST OF CHARTS

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Overview of Industry Trends (World), 2010                  21

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Growth Projection (World), 2010                            22

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Key Industry Challenges (World), 2011-2107                 26

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Key Market Drivers (World), 2011-2017                      27

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Key Market Restraints (World), 2011-2017                   28

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast by Product Segment (World), 2007-2017     29

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast by Geographic Region (World), 2007-2017   30

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010             31

DSP Market: Market Engineering Measurements (World), 2010                                              34

DSP Market: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (World), 2011-2017                                 36

DSP Market: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked In Order of Impact (World), 2011-2017                 38

DSP Market: Revenue Forecast (World), 2007-2017                                                        39

DSP Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010                                             40

Flash Memory Market: Market Engineering Measurements (World), 2010                                43

Flash Memory Market: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (World), 2011-2017                   44

Flash Memory Market: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked In Order of Impact (World), 2011-2017   47

Flash Memory Market: Revenue Forecast (World), 2007-2017                                          48

Flash Memory Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010                               49

GPS Market: Market Engineering Measurements (World), 2010                                         52

GPS Market: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (World), 2011-2017                            54

GPS Market: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked In Order of Impact (World), 2011-2017            56

GPS Market: Revenue Forecast (World), 2007-2017                                                   57

GPS Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010                                        58

Mobile RF Market: Market Engineering Measurements (World), 2010                                   61

Mobile RF Market: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (World), 2011-2017                      63

Mobile RF Market: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked In Order of Impact (World), 2010                                          65

Mobile RF Market: Revenue Forecast (World), 2007-2017                                                                            66

Mobile RF Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010                                                                 67

WiFi/WiMax Market: Market Engineering Measurements (World), 2010                                                                 70

WiFi/WiMax Market: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (World), 2011-2017                                                    72

WiFi/WiMax Market: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked In Order of Impact (World), 2011-2017                                    74

WiFi/WiMax Market: Revenue Forecast (World), 2007-2017                                                                           75

WiFi/WiMax Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (World), 2010                                                                76

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Engineering Measurements (North America), 2010                                79

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (North America), 2011-2017                   81

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (North America), 2011-2017   82

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast (North America), 2007-2017                                          87

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues (North America), 2010                              88

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecasts for DSP Segment (North America), 2007-2017                        90

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for DSP Segment (North America), 2010              91

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Flash Memory Segment (North America), 2007-2017                92

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Flash Memory Segment (North America), 2010     93

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for GPS Segment (North America), 2007-2017                         94

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for GPS Segment (North America), 2010              95

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Mobile RF Segment (North America), 2007-2017                   96

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Mobile RF Segment (North America), 2010        97

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for WiFi/WiMax Segment (North America), 2007-2017                  98

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for WiFi/WiMax Segment (North America), 2010       99

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Engineering Measurements (Asia Pacific), 2010                                102

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (Asia Pacific), 2011-2017                   104

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Asia Pacific), 2011-2017   105

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017                                       110

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues (Asia Pacific), 2010                            111

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for DSP Segment (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017                       113

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for DSP Segment (Asia Pacific), 2010            114

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Flash Memory Segment (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017              115

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Flash Memory Segment (Asia Pacific), 2010   116

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for GPS Segment (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017                       117

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for GPS Segment (Asia Pacific), 2010            118

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Mobile RF Segment (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017                 119

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Mobile RF Segment (Asia Pacific), 2010      120

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for WiFi Segment (Asia Pacific), 2007-2017                      121

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for WiFi/WiMax Segment (Asia Pacific), 2010     122

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Engineering Measurements (Europe), 2010                                   125

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (Europe), 2011-2017                      127

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe), 2011-2017   128

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast (Europe), 2007-2017                                          133

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues (Europe), 2010                               134

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for DSP Segment (Europe), 2007-2017                          136

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for DSP Segment (Europe), 2010               137

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Flash Memory Segment (Europe), 2007-2017                 138

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Flash Memory Segment (Europe), 2010      139

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for GPS Segment (Europe), 2007-2017                          140

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for GPS Segment (Europe), 2010               141

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Mobile RF Segment (Europe), 2007-2017                    142

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Mobile RF Segment (Europe), 2010         143

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for WiFi/WiMax Segment (Europe), 2007-2017                   144

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for WiFi /WiMax Segment (Europe), 2010       145

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Engineering Measurements (Rest-of-World), 2010                         148

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Impact of Top Three Industry Challenges (Rest-of-World), 2011-2017                   150

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Market Drivers and Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (Rest-of-World), 2011-2017   151

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017                                          156

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues (Rest-of-World), 2010                               157

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for DSP Segment (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017                          159

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for DSP Segment (Rest-of-World), 2010               160

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Flash Memory Segment (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017                 161

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Flash Memory Segment (Rest-of-World), 2010      162

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for GPS Segment (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017                          163

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for GPS Segment (Rest-of-World), 2010               164

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for Mobile RF Segment (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017                    165

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for Mobile RF Segment (Rest-of-World), 2010         166

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Revenue Forecast for WiFi/WiMax Segment (Rest-of-World), 2007-2017                   167

Market for Semiconductors in Communication: Company Market Share by Revenues for WiFi/WiMax Segment (Rest-of-World), 2010        168