World handset radio frequency semiconductor markets poised for robust growth
13 February 2002
News
The current synchronised global economic downturn and the consequent softening in demand for wireless handsets has resulted in significant contraction in the handset RF semiconductor market during 2001. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan has revealed that this market is expected to generate revenues totalling $4,98 bn for the full year 2001. As the economy recovers, the market is expected to quickly overcome the short-term effects of economic downturns and rapidly climb through 2005.
According to the research group, despite the enormous potential of the RF-semiconductor market, participants must focus on Next-Generation (2,5G and 3G) technology to realise gains over the long term. As service providers prepare to upgrade their existing networks and install new networks to provide voice, data, and video services, semiconductor manufacturers must address the challenges of these technologies.
"Although ideal for today's Second-Generation (2G) system, current semiconductor solutions cannot efficiently support the requirements for 2,5G and 3G systems," says Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Veerender Kaul. "Radio frequency semiconductor suppliers must produce significant performance upgrades to deliver the aggressive form-factor shrink, ultra-low-power consumption, and high-speed signal processing required by Next-Generation standards."
The need for handsets to support multiple air-interface standards, and the integration of global positioning system and Bluetooth functionality into handsets, will spur semiconductor firms to devote substantial resources to research and development.
"Semiconductor suppliers that can provide hardware, software, development tools, and customer support are the ones best positioned to capitalise on the market potential," says Kaul. "This does not mean that suppliers of individual parts will be left out of the marketplace. Through strategic partnerships, these suppliers will contribute to the total solutions packaging trend."
Frost & Sullivan presents the Marketing Engineering Awards to companies that have worked diligently to make a positive contribution to the handset RF semiconductor industry. For 2001 these market-specific awards were presented to: EPCOS, Infineon Technologies, Qualcomm, RF Micro Devices, and Silicon Laboratories.
For further information contact Julia Rowell, jrowell@frost.com
Further reading:
Personality profile: Jean Mearns
29 July 2020, WH Circuit
, News
“No one works for me, they only work with me, for without each other our team will fail to exceed the expectations of our customers.”
Read more...
Letter to the editor
29 July 2020
, News
I take exception to the article ‘To fake or not to fake’ published in the June edition of Dataweek that is clearly based on the principle ‘guilty until proven innocent’.
I am by no means an expert
...
Read more...
Q&A with Brandon Kuhn and Steve Stafford
29 July 2020
, News
Q: What is the rationale behind the reorganisation? What impact will it have on Avnet’s customers in South Africa? A (Kuhn): Since 2009, our shared front-end model in South Africa has differed from the
...
Read more...
Avnet EMEA names two new leaders to SA operation
29 July 2020
, News
Avnet has named Steve Stafford and Brandon Kuhn as new leaders in South Africa following the completion of a reorganisation in the region.
Read more...
UCT chooses Tektronix instruments for training lab
29 July 2020, Comtest
, News
Comtest, local partner to Tektronix, recently assisted the University of Cape Town (UCT) physics department in refurbishing its electrical training laboratory. All of the existing analog oscilloscopes
...
Read more...
New electromagnetic solutions range from Accutronics
29 July 2020, Accutronics
, News
Accutronics has been appointed as the reseller for the Electromagnetic Integrated Solutions (EIS) range of products from API Technologies.
APITech offers a complete line of coaxial EMI solutions,
...
Read more...
Fighting COVID-19 using TV white space spectrum
29 July 2020
, News
The CSIR has partnered with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) to enable local Internet service providers to deploy Television White Space (TVWS) networks, using the CSIR-developed Secondary Geo-Location
...
Read more...
Clearing the Static: ESD wrist straps
29 July 2020, Actum Electronics
, News
The human body is the primary source of electrostatic charge generation. In order to control and reduce static charge build-up and prevent electrostatic discharges (ESD), we use grounding systems to ensure
...
Read more...
From the editor's desk: This too shall pass
29 July 2020, Technews Publishing
, News
Things were tough enough for the South African electronics manufacturing industry before, but this year has thrown up unprecedented challenges that nobody could have foreseen and which are outside of
...
Read more...
Electronics news digest
29 July 2020
, News
South Africa
• As part of the national data-driven approach to countering COVID-19, the CSIR has developed a platform that monitors human mobility to better understand movement patterns across specific
...
Read more...
printer friendly version