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Mobile device chip market grew 20% in 2011, says ABI

LONDON – Sales revenue from chipsets designed for mobile devices increased by more than 20 percent to $35 billion in 2011, while the total semiconductor market achieved 2 percent year-on-year growth, according to market analysis firm ABI Research. The chip market is driven by the popularity of mobile equipment including smartphones, tablet computers and e-book readers. The range of semiconductor components including modem ICs, application processors, wireless connectivity ICs, MEMS sensors, and audio ICs. Platform ICs – including modems, application processors and RF chips – account for the bulk of revenues, but are becoming an increasingly competitive section of the market. Suppliers include: Qualcomm, ST-Ericsson, MediaTek, Intel, Texas Instruments, Broadcom, Marvell, and Renesas Mobile. The top 10 suppliers now account for more than 75 percent of mobile semiconductor to...

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