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The Worldwide Industry & Market Opportunities to 2014
for Compound Semiconductor MMICs - Jan 28, 2010
Research and Markets has announced the substantial use of various web sites, both Bands 5.3 Geographic Regions 5.4
addition of the “The Worldwide Industry & corporate and otherwise. In addition we Technology and other Trends Impacting the
Market Opportunities to 2014 for regularly receive E-mail inputs from Markets 5.5 Definitions and Organization of
Compound Semiconductor MMICs” report Compound Semiconductor, Microwaves & the Data and Forecasts 5.6 Overall Global
to their offering. RF and RF Globalnet. Paper resources TAMs 5.7 Tables of Market Data (Basis of
include (again) Microwaves & RF, The Column Charts Presented above)
This report provides detailed information on Microwave Journal and MSN. SECTION 6. Average Selling Prices (ASPs)
the current status and (most importantly) and Selected Shipment Forecasts 2006 -
forecasted markets and shipments for Key Topics Covered: 2014. 6.1 Average Selling Prices (ASPs) for
various classes of MMICs. In this context by SECTION 1. Executive Overview 1.1 InGaP MMICs into WiMAX Applications 6.2
using the acronym “MMICs” we specifically Summary of what we mean by the Acronym Overall Global Shipments of InGaP MMICs
mean RF chips (die) manufactured using “MMICs” 1.2 The Types of Compound into WiMAX Applications 6.3 Europe
various types of compound semiconductor Semiconductors Considered Here 1.3 Shipments of InGaP MMICs into WiMAX
and generally covering frequencies from Appropriate Transistor Technologies and Applications 6.4 N. America Shipments of
around 800 MHz to high millimeter-wave. Processes 1.4 Circuit Module Applications InGaP MMICs into WiMAX Applications 6.5
Important applications therefore include: 1.5 Summary of Global Markets . RoW Shipments of InGaP MMICs into
Cell Phones; Defense; Industrial, Scientific SECTION 2. Some Product Specifications WiMAX Applications
& Medical (ISM); SATCOM, WiMAX and and Applications 2.1 Cell Phone (3G and
Wireless Infrastructure. In this report we are more advanced handsets) 2.2 Defense 2.3 Companies Mentioned: Aeroflex -
using the abbreviation “Wi-infra” for ISM 2.4 SATCOM 2.5 WiMAX 2.6 Wireless AMCOM Communications - Anadigics -
Wireless Infrastructure. Infrastructure (Wi-infra) Avago Technologies - Cree - Eudyna
SECTION 3. Industry Structure and Devices - Freescale Semiconductor -
The report includes descriptions of some Dynamics 3.1 Details of the Manufacturers Hexawave - Hittite Microwave - Hughes
typical MMICs, a summary of the end-user and Types of Products Manufactured 3.2 Research Labs (HRL) - IBM
applications considered, a detailed coverage Corporations-including Leaders in Some Microelectronics - Infineon Technologies -
of the industry structure (including Categories 3.3 Sales and Distribution M/A-COM - MicroWave Technology -
identification of the players and their Networks Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics - NEC -
international sales outlets), a study of SECTION 4. Profiles of Players Nitronex - Northrop Grumman - RF Micro
speculated industry trends and extensive SECTION 5. Market Forecasts - Summaries Devices (RFMD) - Skyworks Solutions -
profiles of a selection of players. The major and Critiques of TAMs 2006 - 2014 5.1 Toshiba - Transcom - TriQuint
parts of the report comprise market forecasts Introduction 5.2 Product Categories, Semiconductor - Universal Semiconductor
(TAMs in US$ millions) together with selected Application Segments and Frequency Technology (USTI) - WIN Semiconductors
average selling prices and shipments
forecasts. An industry directory and a
glossary of abbreviations are also provided.
IPG Photonics acquire of PII shares - Jan 28, 2010
The authors are responsible for generating IPG Photonics can expand its products to lasers, materials and spectroscopic
their own market data, including forecasts, the middle infrared after acquiring the technologies to the commercialisation of
by a series of careful and robust processes. outstanding shares of PII. IPG Photonics “state-of-the-art” optical sensing instruments
First and foremost amongst these Corporation has announced it has acquired in the identification and quantification of
processes is the detailed contacting we the outstanding shares of Photonics materials and agents.
operate with key executives within the Innovations (PII), which makes active and
industry-manufacturers internationally as well passive laser materials, along with tunable Commenting on the acquisition, Dr Valentin
as distributor companies. We also apply a lasers, for technological, biomedical and Gapontsev, IPG Photonics chairman and
rigorous appraisal of the market dynamics in scientific applications. chief executive officer, said: “We look
terms of the influences of likely future events forward to integrating our similar
and trends. Under this process we include This allows IPG to expand its products to entrepreneurial cultures and further
the probable emergence of disruptive the middle infrared, which is approximately strengthening our leadership position in
technologies and changes affecting end- two to five micron. PII’s capabilities also fibre lasers.”
user sectors that would impact sales of the include optical and sensing systems
various types of products. All aspects, development and novel optical and laser IPG Photonics was found in 1990 and
including market drivers, are critiqued in materials fabrication.It was established by has, since that time, shipped more than
some depth of detail. researchers from the University of Alabama 40,000 units to over 500 customers
Beyond this we also naturally make at Birmingham to apply patented optical worldwide.
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