Analog IC market research 2013 update by IC insights
IC insights said the sales and unit shipments of both analog and digital ICs are forecast to post gains in 2013, but the strength of these increases will differ considerably".
The latest findings on analog IC market reported by IC insights include:
Figure below compares market results and forecasts for the analog and digital IC markets in 2012 and 2013. The total analog market has struggled to post meaningful sales growth over the past five years. Things are not expected to change much in 2013 as the total analog IC market is forecast to grow only 1%. For 2013 market for digital ICs is forecast to grow 6%.
There was a very strong 14% upturn in analog unit shipments in 2Q13. IC Insights believes this was due to general inventory rebuilding and but also from growth of portable mobile devices, which have been a catalyst for power management analog and Consumer analog IC unit growth to date. This momentum carried into 3Q13 as well, and was forecast to result in a 9% increase in analog unit growth. Historically, sales and unit shipments of ICs slow down in the fourth quarter of the year as the buildup to the holiday buying season ends. For the year, analog unit shipments are forecast to exceed 100-billion devices for the first time in history....
There was a very strong 14% upturn in analog unit shipments in 2Q13. IC Insights believes this was due to general inventory rebuilding and but also from growth of portable mobile devices, which have been a catalyst for power management analog and Consumer analog IC unit growth to date. This momentum carried into 3Q13 as well, and was forecast to result in a 9% increase in analog unit growth. Historically, sales and unit shipments of ICs slow down in the fourth quarter of the year as the buildup to the holiday buying season ends. For the year, analog unit shipments are forecast to exceed 100-billion devices for the first time in history....
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