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To: willcousa who wrote (14315)	4/14/2005 3:34:49 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 25522

Slowdown seen in mobile semiconductor market EE Times (04/14/2005 1:47 PM EDT) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Growth for the mobile-phone chip market is projected to slow due to "semiconductor integration and a shift towards oversupply in flash memory," according to a report from International Data Corp. (IDC). The mobile-phone semiconductor market is projected to show a compound annual growth rate of 6 percent over the next several years, from $26.5 billion in 2004, to $35.4 billion in 2009, according to IDC. Multimedia-enabling semiconductors are expected to show the fastest growth over that time frame. Application processors are projected to show a compound annual growth rate of 48 percent from 2004 to 2009, according to IDC. The NAND-based flash memory market is expected to grow by 39 percent during that time frame, while the mobile DRAM business will grow by 28 percent. The Bluetooth-based chip market will grow 27 percent during that time frame, while image sensors will jump 25 percent, according to IDC.