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Semico Executive Brief: Blu-ray Players

Blu-ray has had a slow introduction and even though the “format wars” have been over for a few years now, consumers are still confused about many of the benefits of converting to Blu-ray vs. staying with DVD. The WW market will grow to ~125m units in 2014, a CAGR of 55.8%.

The Executive Briefs cycle through 33 markets per year. Our analysts look to the segments that account for >80% of semiconductors, meaning our list of markets is fluid; we’re constantly adding new high growth markets to the list.

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Semico Executive Brief: Blu-ray Recorders

The rate of growth for Blu-ray Recorders varies by region though Japan has had the most interest in Blu-ray Recorders due to Blu-ray first being introduced in that region, and Japan’s reliance on DVD Recorders over DVD Players. The WW market will grow to ~35m units in 2014, a CAGR of 69.4%.

The Executive Briefs cycle through 33 markets per year. Our analysts look to the segments that account for >80% of semiconductors, meaning our list of markets is fluid; we’re constantly adding new high growth markets to the list.

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Semico Executive Brief: DVD Video Players

As usual in the electronics industry, the new generation of technology is due to replace the old. Blu-ray is in, and DVD is out. DVD players will see units declining in 2011 and by the end of the forecast period 18.4 million players will ship, most of which will be produced in Asia Pacific.

The Executive Briefs cycle through 33 markets per year. Our analysts look to the segments that account for >80% of semiconductors, meaning our list of markets is fluid; we’re constantly adding new high growth markets to the list.

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Microprocessor Trends Beyond 2010: Follow the Money

The MPU market is projected to grow 13.6% in 2011, reaching $45.7 billion in revenue. Semico expects to see continued sustained growth into 2011. The MPU market affects a variety of different end-use segments, and to understand this above-average growth, Semico has examined the technological trends driving the market today.

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Semico's 2009 Fab Database: Closures, Consolidations, and Conservative Capex

There have been some major changes in the semiconductor industry over the past year, due to the global economic crisis. These changes have impacted the status of semiconductor fabs worldwide: capacity, capex, wafer size, closures, launches, production ramps, technology node migration, and employee count. Semico’s 2009 Fab Database study will provide key information on changes that have occurred in 2009, and what plans are in place for upcoming fab construction and closures in 2010-2012. The study includes one table and twelve figures in 17 pages.

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IP Subsystems: The Next IP Market Paradigm

As the semiconductor industry enters the second decade of the 21st Century, substantial changes to the System-on-a-Chip (SoC) design methodology are taking shape. These changes reflect issues the industry has been discussing for the last 5-6 years that are adversely affecting the SoC design effort to an ever-greater degree:
• Rising design costs
• Increasing design complexity
• Shrinking market windows
• Lengthening design cycle times
• Rapidly changing market requirements
• Escalating integration costs for Semiconductor

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The Blu-ray Argument: Players & Recorders

The recession of 2008 and 2009 impacted the entire semiconductor industry, including a relatively new market for chips: Blu-ray Players. A fledgling technology that had just defeated the HD-DVD format in 2008, Blu-ray had a difficult time gaining traction in its early years due to limited Blu-ray disc content and a high ASP compared to DVD Players.

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3rd Party Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market: Resumption of Growth

2008 was forecast to be a good growth year, until external events in worldwide financial markets overtook the SIP market. The SIP industry was not immune to the market forces unleashed in 2008, declining 21.9% in 2009. However, the recovery which arrived in the second half of 2009 prevented the 3rd Party SIP from declining at an even steeper rate. It is Semico’s view that the SIP market will continue to perform at rates comparable to other semiconductor markets, with 17.1% growth in 2010.

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ASIC Design Starts: Recovery in the Markets

The ASIC Design Start landscape has changed in the last three or four years starting with 2006 and continuing through today.  The market landscape has changed to accommodate increasing design costs, rising design complexity and lengthening design cycle times, especially in the System-on-a-Chip (SoC) market.

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