The transition toward H.264 in the MPEG IC market continues as more and more service providers and applications take advantage of the lower bit rates enabled by the newer compression scheme. The report discusses vendor positioning in the market including who has entered and exited specific markets.

Worldwide five-year unit, ASP, and revenue forecasts are provided for the following segments:
Consumer MPEG-2/4 Encoder ICs
H.264 Encoder/Transcoder/Codec ICs
MPEG-2 Decoder ICs for Online Networks
MPEG-2/4 Decoder ICs for DVD Players
MPEG-2 Decoder ICs
H.264 Decoder ICs for Line-Powered Applications
H.264/MPEG-4 ICs for Mobile Applications

Worldwide 2008 unit and revenue share are provided for the following segments of the MPEG IC market:
Consumer MPEG-2/4 Encoder/Codec ICs
MPEG-2 SD Decoder ICs for Digital Cable Set-Top Boxes
MPEG-2 Decoder ICs for Satellite Set-Top Boxes
MPEG-2 Decoder ICs for DTT Set-Top Boxes and SDTVs
MPEG-2/4 DVD Decoder ICs
MPEG-2 Decoder ICs
H.264 Decoder ICs for IP Set-Top Boxes
H.264 Decoder ICs for Satellite Set-Top Boxes
H.264 Decoder ICs for Cable & Terrestrial Set-Top Boxes and Digital TV Sets
H.264 Decoder ICs for Blu-Ray Players
H.264/MPEG-4 ICs for Mobile Handsets
H.264/MPEG-4 ICs for Other Mobile Applications

Report Highlights:

MPEG ICs for mobile applications are growing rapidly while wired  applications are growing much more slowly.
MPEG IC shipments will reach billion in 2013, while revenues grow to
US$ billion.
H.264 ICs are overtaking MPEG-2 only ICs in many of the wired markets.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary 

Introduction 

Video Coding Overview 

MPEG Standard Summary 

MPEG Market Segmentation 

MPEG Encoders for Broadcast and Professional Applications 

Market Overview 

Key Vendors 

Ambarella 

Magnum Semiconductor 

NTT Electronics Corporation 

Texas Instruments 

MPEG Encoders for Semi-Pro and Industrial Applications 

Market Overview 

Key Vendors 

Ambarella 

Cavium Networks 

Conexant 

HiSilicon 

Maxim 

NTT Electronics 

NXP 

Stretch 

Texas Instruments 

VWeb 

Others 

MPEG ICs in Consumer Line-Powered Applications 

Market Overview 

Vendor Summary 

Key Vendors 

ALi 

Broadcom 

Cavium Networks 

C2 Microsystems 

ESS Technology 

Fujitsu 

HiSilicon 

Intel 

Magnum Semiconductor 

MediaTek 

NEC 

NXP 

Panasonic 

RealTek 

Sigma Designs 

STMicroelectronics 

Sunplus 

Texas Instruments 

Trident Microsystems 

ViXS Systems 

Zoran 

Market Data and Forecasts for MPEG Codecs in Wired Consumer Applications 

MPEG Encoder ICs 

Standard Definition MPEG Decoder ICs for Set-Top Boxes and TVs 

MPEG Decoder ICs for DVD 

High Definition MPEG-2 Decoder ICs 

H.264 Decoder ICs 

MPEG Compression ICs for Mobile Applications 

Market Overview 

Vendor Summary 

Key Vendors 

Actions Semiconductor 

Ambarella 

Anyka 

Broadcom 

Chipnuts 

Core Logic 

Freescale 

Fujitsu 

Marvell 

MediaTek 

MtekVision 

NVIDIA 

NEC 

Qualcomm 

Rockchip 

Samsung 

ST-Ericsson 

Sunplus mMobile/mMedia 

Telechips 

Texas Instruments 

Vimicro 

Zoran 

Market Data and Forecasts for MPEG Codec ICs in Mobile Applications 

What’s Next? 

Methodology 

Glossary 

Related Reports 

List of Tables 

Table 1. Typical Compression Scheme Bit Rates 
Table 2. MPEG Compression Application Domains 
Table 3. At a Glance—MPEG Codec Vendors for Wired CE Applications 
Table 4. Worldwide Consumer MPEG-2/4 Encoder/Codec IC Unit and Revenue Vendor Market Shares 2007 and 2008 
Table 5. Worldwide Consumer MPEG-2/4 Encoder IC Forecast, 2006–2013 (Units and Revenue in Thousands) 
Table 6. Worldwide H.264 Encoder/Transcoder/Codec IC Forecast, 2006–2013 (Units and Revenue in Thousands) 
Table 7. Worldwide MPEG-2 SD Decoder ICs for Digital Cable Set-Top Box Unit and Revenue Vendor Market Shares, 2007 and 2008 
Table 8. Worldwide MPEG-2 Decoder ICs for Satellite Set-Top Boxes Unit and Revenue Vendor Market Shares, 2007 and 2008 
Table 9. Worldwide MPEG-2 Decoder ICs for DTT Set-Top Boxes and SDTV Unit and Revenue Vendor Market Shares, 2007 and 2008 
Table 10. Worldwide MP@ML MPEG-2 Decoder IC for Online Networks Forecast, 2006–2013 (Units and Revenue in Thousands) 
Table 11. Worldwide MPEG-2/4 DVD Decoder IC Unit and Revenue Vendor Market Shares, 2007 and 2008 
Table 12. Worldwide MPEG-2/4 Decoder ICs for DVD Player Forecast, 2006–2013, (Units and Revenue in Thousands) 
Table 13. Worldwide MPEG-2 MP@HL Decoder IC Unit and Revenue Vendor Market Shares, 2007 and 2008 
Table 14. Worldwide MPEG-2 MP@HL Decoder IC Forecast, 2006–2013 (Units and Revenue in Thousands) 
Table 15. Worldwide H.264 Decoder ICs for IP Set-Top Boxes Unit and Revenue Vendor Market Shares, 2007 and 2008 
Table 16. Worldwide H.264 Decoder ICs for Satellite Set-Top Boxes Unit and Revenue Vendor Market Shares, 2007 and 2008 
Table 17. Worldwide H.264 Decoder ICs for Cable & Terrestrial Set-Top Boxes and Digital TV Sets Unit and Revenue Vendor Market Shares, 2007 and 2008 
Table 18. Worldwide H.264 Decoder ICs for Blu-Ray Unit and Revenue Vendor Market Shares, 2007 and 2008 
Table 19. Worldwide H.264 Decoder ICs for Line-Powered Applications Forecast, 2006–2013 (Units and Revenue in Thousands) 
Table 20. Worldwide MPEG-4 ICs for Mobile Handsets Unit and Revenue Vendor Market Shares, 2007 and 2008 44 
Table 21. Worldwide MPEG-4 IC for Other Mobile Applications Unit and Revenue Vendor Market Shares, 2007 and 2008 
Table 22. Worldwide MPEG-4 ICs for Mobile Applications Forecast, 2006–2013 (Units and Revenue in Thousands) 

List of Figures

Figure 1. Worldwide MPEG Video IC Revenue and Unit Shipments, 2008–2013 (Units and Revenue in Millions) 
Figure 2. Worldwide MPEG Video IC Unit Shipments, 2008–2013 (Wired vs. Mobile Applications) (Units in Millions) 
Figure 3. Digital Video Application Timeline 
Figure 4. Using PNSR to Evaluate Encoder Performance