Description

This report analyzes the market for system-on-chip (SOC) devices used in the communications applications. The report outlines the evolution of SOC technology, explains the SOC-concept and identifies the barriers and challanges to SOC-implementation.
The different application segments analyzed are: wireless-phones, cordless-phones, and pagers. For each of these segments the report provides an overview of the technology and standards. The segment analyses includes identification of factors driving/restraining the application-growth and the penetration of SOC devices into the application. For each segment the report analyses the impact of the key trends at the application-level and chip-level on the implementation of SOC solutions and provides unit-shipment and revenue forecasts for the end-