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To: Jimbo Cobb who wrote (11252)	3/27/1998 5:42:00 PM
From: All Mtn Ski	Respond to of 25814

$1 Billion Digital Camera chip market: SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--The semiconductor market for digital still cameras is expected to exceed $1 billion by the 2002, according to a market study by In-Stat Inc. here. The total value of digital still cameras is expected to reach $5.7 billion in 2002, said the market research firm. "While 1997 digital still camera shipments more than doubled over 1996, the biggest growth opportunity still lies ahead," said Mark Kirstein, director of research for Converging Markets & Technologies Group at In-Stat. "Diverse competitors, ranging from traditional camera manufacturers and consumer electronics manufacturers, to PC peripheral manufactures, are battling to define the future of digital imaging. The already significant price reductions of 30% per year will accelerate, while digital image resolutions soar to new levels." Competition between semiconductor suppliers and their various technologies for digital cameras will continue to intensify in the next several years, he said. "There are battles on nearly every technology front: CCDs vs. CMOS sensors, CompactFlash vs. SmartMedia vs. Miniature Card vs. mechanical drives, software-based architectures vs. hard-wired solutions," Kirstein noted. "Alternative integration paths are already emerging. It's a nearly ideal opportunity for embedded DRAM and logic." techweb.cmp.com GO LSI!!!! Tom