DSP growth info:
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-BW-May 31, 2000--The DSP (Digital Signal Processor) is rising as a ubiquitous processor that is and will be permeating applications in all market segments, according to Cahners In-Stat Group, a high-tech market research firm.
Having experienced resounding success in 1999 with a revenue of almost $4.4 billion, compared to $3.5 billion in 1998, DSP revenues will grow at an estimated annual CAGR of 34.2% across five years to yield over $19 billion in 2004, a figure that is comparable with today's revenue yield of PC processors.
According to Max Baron, Principal Analyst for In-Stat's Semiconductor Service, "The DSP has become inseparable from the principal technologies that are evolving now, covering aspects in multimedia processing, human-machine interfaces, communications and control."
In addition, the DSP is evolving as a new semiconductor technology due to decreasing semiconductor prices and increasing performance via geometry reductions.
Together with mixed signal technology that delivers the capability of interfacing to the external world for input and output, the DSP is replacing large, costlier and less reliable parts with more precise, intelligent control via digital signal processing.
In-Stat has also found that:
-- Compared to 1999, the fastest growing DSP application revenues are expected to be in the consumer segment as multimedia processing and wired and wireless communication penetrate residences. Secondly, for similar reasons, the transportation segment will show fast increasing revenues as the same technologies and controls are introduced in cars.
-- Most of the revenue will continue to be generated by the 16-bit, fixed point architectures, closely followed by the fixed point 20-bit and over group, with floating point DSP coming in last.
The report DSP 2000: The Shift From Instructions to Data (No. ML0002MS) provides forecasts for the DSP business and trends from 1999 to 2004. This report is the first in the industry to separate a total view of the DSP segment from MCU products.
In addition to the worldwide forecast, the report provides a comprehensive break-out of DSP shipments by bit-size and market segment. To purchase this report or for more information please visit instat.com - ml0002mf or call Courtney McEuen at 480/609-4533; cmceuen@instat.com. The report price is $2,995 USD.
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