Wi-Fi
Chipset Market: Which innovations will prevail?
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Published: March 2003 Analysts: Mareca
Hatler and Jeff Kreegar |
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Report
Synopsis:
The product of more than two years and over 100 hours of research and analysis from multiple industry and web based sources, this report describes and explains the major market forces, technology innovations and strategies that have driven the wildly successful wireless lan (Wi-Fi) chipset market.
This report addresses questions such as: Who are the market leaders and how are they positioning themselves for the next market's next phase? What are the most interesting technologies for today? Will 802.11g replace 802.11b and is 802.11a going to be skipped in favor of "g"? It also covers the latest technology issues such as chipset design tradeoffs and testing challenges as well as where are today in terms of dealing with security concerns and the lack of multimedia and quality of service.
In addition, this report presents updated information and analysis on the competition, both startups and established chipmakers, while providing insight on the opportunities and potential threats in this rapidly moving market.
Testimonials
Table of
Contents
| I. Executive Summary | ||
| Market Analyst Highlights | ||
| Competition Summary | ||
| II. The Market | ||
| Overview | ||
| Market Threats | ||
| Worldwide Wi-Fi Chipset Revenues | ||
| Figure A: Global Wi-fi Chipset units shipped 2002-2007 | ||
| Wi-fi Standards Market Distribution (a/b/g and dual-band) | ||
| Figure B: 802.11 Segments Distribution 2002-2007 | ||
| Market Drivers | ||
| Market Threats | ||
| III. Technology Background | ||
| Chipset Architecture Considerations | ||
| Tradeoffs: Integration versus performance? | ||
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Design & Testing Challenges |
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| Standards Developments (802.11a/b/g) | ||
| IEEE 802.11b | ||
| IEEE 802.11a | ||
| IEEE 802.11g | ||
| IEEE 802.11e | ||
| Table A: Comparison of Wireless LAN Standards | ||
| III. Competitive Landscape | ||
| Competitive Analysis | ||
| Figure C: Current W-fi Chipset Market Share Leaders | ||
| Multi-band Solutions (802.11a/b/g) | ||
| Atheros Communications, Inc. | ||
| Envara, Inc. (previously hLAN) | ||
| Intersil | ||
| RF Micro Devices (Resonext Communications, Inc.) | ||
| Philips Semiconductors | ||
| Spirea AB | ||
| Synad Technologies Ltd. | ||
| Texas Instruments (TI) | ||
| 802.11a and/or 802.11b Solutions | ||
| Agere Systems | ||
| ATMEL | ||
| IceFyre Semiconductor, Inc | ||
| 54g Technology | ||
| Broadcom | ||
| Dual Mode Solutions (Bluetooth & 802.11) | ||
| Mobilian | ||
| Multimedia & QoS Innovators | ||
| Embedded Wireless Devices, Inc. (EWD) | ||
| Magis Networks | ||
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