This Report:Provides an historical overview of ASICs technology Describes various ASICs technologies used for telecommunications, computing, consumer electronics, automotive applications, industrial applications, and medical and scientific purposesDetermines the current market status for ASICs, and makes forecasts over a five-year period from 2008 to 2013Examines industry structure and competition Discusses the strengths of ASICs including superior functional performance and efficiency in space and power utilization.

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The Global Market for ASICs
Published on June 2009
Report Summary
This Report:
Provides an historical overview of ASICs technology
Describes various ASICs technologies used for telecommunications, computing, consumer electronics, automotive applications,
industrial applications, and medical and scientific purposes
Determines the current market status for ASICs, and makes forecasts over a five-year period from 2008 to 2013
Examines industry structure and competition
Discusses the strengths of ASICs including superior functional performance and efficiency in space and power utilization.
Table of Content
Chapter-1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SUMMARY TABLE PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET FOR ASICS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 5
SUMMARY FIGURE PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET FOR ASICS, 2007-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 6
Chapter-2: TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS OVERVIEW
DEFINITION OF ASIC 7
TABLE 1 PROJECTED DISTRIBUTION OF GLOBAL ASIC MARKET, 2007'2014 (%) 7
TABLE 2 PROJECTED ASIC SALES TO TOP THREE INDUSTRY END-PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS BY APPLICATION TYPE,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 8
TABLE 3 PROJECTED GLOBAL ASIC SALES TO ALL INDUSTRY END-PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS BY APPLICATION TYPE,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 9
FIGURE 1 PROJECTED GLOBAL ASIC MARKET SHARES, BY APPLICATION TYPE, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 9
FIGURE 1 (CONTINUED) 10
TABLE 4 PROJECTED GLOBAL ASIC SALES, BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 10
FIGURE 2 PROJECTED GLOBAL ASIC MARKET SHARES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 11
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ASICS IN THE CONTEXT OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DESIGN 11
HISTORY OF ASICS 11
CONVENTIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT DESIGN AND ENGINEERING METHODOLOGIES AND THEIR CORRELATION TO
ASICS 12
Advances in Fabrication 12
Advances in Processor Engineering 13
THE APPEALING ASPECTS OF ASICS FOR CIRCUIT DESIGNERS AND SEMICONDUCTOR VENDORS 13
ASIC CHALLENGES 14
STANDARD DEFINITIONS 15
ASSP 15
ATSC 15
BICMOS 15
CARBORUNDUM 16
CCD 16
CMOS 16
CPLD 17
DDR SDRAM 17
DFM 17
DFT 17
DRAM 17
DRC 18
DSP 18
DVB 18
EDA 18
FPGA 19
GAAS 19
HDL 20
IDE 20
LOGICAL VIEW AND NETLIST 20
LVDS 21
LVS 21
PLD 21
RTL 21
SATA 21
SERDES 21
SOI 22
SRAM 22
TTL 22
ASIC METHODOLOGIES 22
ASIC METHODOLOGIES (CONTINUED) 23
TABLE 5 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 24
FIGURE 3 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASIC SALES BY APPLICATION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 24
FIGURE 3 (CONTINUED) 25
TABLE 6 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 25
FIGURE 4 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASIC SALES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%)
26
GATE ARRAY ASIC 26
Methodology 27
Perspective 27
FULL-CUSTOM ASIC 27
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Introduction 27
Methodology 28
Perspective 28
STANDARD CELL ASIC 29
Introduction 29
Methodology 29
Perspective 30
EMBEDDED ASICS 31
Introduction 31
Methodology and Perspective 31
HYBRID ASIC 32
Introduction 32
Methodology and Perspective 32
STRUCTURED ASIC 33
Introduction and History 33
TABLE 7 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 34
FIGURE 5 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASIC SALES BY APPLICATION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 35
TABLE 8 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 36
FIGURE 6 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASIC SALES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND
2014 (%) 36
FIGURE 6 (CONTINUED) 37
Methodology and Components 37
Methodology (Continued) 38
Structured ASIC Methodologies 39
· eASIC 39
' ChipX 40
' Triad 40
Critical Drivers of Structured ASIC 41
'Strong Fundamentals 41
'Limitations of Conventional Methodologies 42
'Ability to Emulate Non-ASIC Design Methodologies Using ASIC Design Techniques Such as SoCs and DSPs 43
'Challenges Posed by FPGA 43
- Challenges ' (Continued) 44
- Challenges ' (Continued) 45
Chapter-3: MARKET BREAKDOWN BY APPLICATION
THE FPGA FACTOR 46
STRUCTURED ASICS AND OTHERS 47
TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS 47
BREAKDOWN BY REGION 47
TABLE 9 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 48
FIGURE 7 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC
REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 48
FIGURE 7 (CONTINUED) 49
TABLE 10 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS BY
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GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 49
FIGURE 8 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS
BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 50
TABLE 11 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OTHER ASICS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC
REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 51
FIGURE 9 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 51
FIGURE 9 (CONTINUED) 52
BREAKDOWN BY APPLICATION/END PRODUCT 52
TABLE 12 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS USED IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 53
FIGURE 10 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASIC FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS BY APPLICATION/END
PRODUCT, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 54
TABLE 13 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS BY APPLICATION/END
PRODUCT, 2007'2014 ($ MILLIONS) 55
FIGURE 11 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS BY
APPLICATION/END, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 56
TABLE 14 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS BY APPLICATION/END PRODUCT,
2007'2014 ($ MILLIONS) 57
FIGURE 12 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS BY APPLICATION/END
PRODUCT, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 58
ASIC APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS 59
Antennas 59
DSP 59
PCMCIA 59
Mobile Phones 59
Home Gateway 60
Image Processors 60
RF Applications 60
BTS 60
Multi-Band Modems 61
Switches and Routers 61
IMPLICATIONS OF FPGAS 61
COMPUTING APPLICATIONS 62
BREAKDOWN BY REGION 62
TABLE 15 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ALL ASICS FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 62
FIGURE 13 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASICS FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION,
2009 AND 2014 (%) 63
TABLE 16 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC
REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 64
FIGURE 14 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 64
FIGURE 14 (CONTINUED) 65
TABLE 17 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 65
FIGURE 15 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC
REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 66
BREAKDOWN BY APPLICATION/END PRODUCT 66
TABLE 18 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 67
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FIGURE 16 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASICS FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 67
FIGURE 16 (CONTINUED) 68
TABLE 19 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($
MILLIONS) 68
FIGURE 17 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS, 2009 AND
2014 (%) 69
TABLE 20 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
70
FIGURE 18 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS, 2009 AND 2014 (%)
70
FIGURE 18 (CONTINUED) 71
ASIC APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS 71
PCs 71
Storage 71
Printers 71
IMPLICATIONS OF FPGAS 72
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS 72
BREAKDOWN BY REGION 72
TABLE 21 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC
REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 72
FIGURE 19 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASICS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 73
TABLE 22 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 74
FIGURE 20 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 74
FIGURE 20 (CONTINUED) 75
TABLE 23 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 75
FIGURE 21 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 76
BREAKDOWN BY APPLICATION/END PRODUCT 76
TABLE 24 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCT,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 77
FIGURE 22 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASICS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS, 2009 AND
2014 (%) 78
TABLE 25 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 79
FIGURE 23 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 80
TABLE 26 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 81
FIGURE 24 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 82
ASICS APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS 83
MP3 Players 83
DVD Players 83
TVs 83
Portable Media Players (PMP) 83
Projectors 84
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Battery Management for Household Appliances 84
Bar Code Readers 84
IMPLICATIONS OF FPGAS 84
AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS 85
BREAKDOWN BY REGION 85
TABLE 27 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC
REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 85
FIGURE 25 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 86
TABLE 28 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC
REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 87
FIGURE 26 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 87
FIGURE 26 (CONTINUED) 88
TABLE 29 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 88
FIGURE 27 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS BY REGION, 2009
AND 2014 (%) 89
BREAKDOWN BY APPLICATION/END PRODUCT 89
TABLE 30 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 90
FIGURE 28 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 91
TABLE 31 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 92
FIGURE 29 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS
APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 92
FIGURE 29 (CONTINUED) 93
TABLE 32 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 93
FIGURE 30 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS
APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 94
ASICS AND INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS 95
Electronic Suspension 95
Ignition Systems 95
Automobile Multimedia 95
Automobile Safety 95
GPS 95
Control Circuits 96
IMPLICATIONS OF FPGAS 96
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS 96
BREAKDOWN BY REGION 96
TABLE 33 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS FOR INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC
REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 96
FIGURE 31 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASICS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION,
2009 AND 2014 (%) 97
TABLE 34 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 98
FIGURE 32 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 98
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FIGURE 32 (CONTINUED) 99
TABLE 35 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 99
FIGURE 33 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC
REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 100
BREAKDOWN BY APPLICATION/END PRODUCT 100
TABLE 36 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS FOR INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 101
FIGURE 34 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASICS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS, 2009 AND
2014 (%) 102
TABLE 37 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS BY APPLICATION/END
PRODUCT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 103
FIGURE 35 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 104
TABLE 38 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS, THROUGH
2014 ($ MILLIONS) 105
FIGURE 36 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS,
2009 AND 2014 (%) 106
ASIC APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS 107
Timers 107
Power Management 107
Testing 107
Pressure and Temperature Measurement 107
Industrial Image Processing 108
High-Voltage Applications 108
Photo Transistors and Opto Sensors 108
Linear Regulators 108
Control and Evaluation Circuits 108
Interface and Signal Processing Electronics 109
Sensors 109
IMPLICATIONS OF FPGAS 109
MEDICAL APPLICATIONS 109
BREAKDOWN BY REGION 109
TABLE 39 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS BY GEOGRAPHIC
REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 110
FIGURE 37 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ALL ASICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 110
FIGURE 37 (CONTINUED) 111
TABLE 40 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 111
FIGURE 38 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 112
TABLE 41 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS BY GEOGRAPHIC
REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 113
FIGURE 39 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 113
FIGURE 39 (CONTINUED) 114
BREAKDOWN BY APPLICATION/END PRODUCT 114
TABLE 42 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2014 ($
MILLIONS) 115
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FIGURE 40 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS, 2009 AND
2014 (%) 116
TABLE 43 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 117
FIGURE 41 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 118
TABLE 44 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS, 2007'2014 ($
MILLIONS) 119
FIGURE 42 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS, 2009
AND 2014 (%) 120
ASIC APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS 120
Implantable CRM 121
Neurostimulators 121
Drug Pumps 121
Glucose and Pressure Sensors 121
Digital Hearing Aids 122
Diagnostic Equipment 122
Medical Image Processing 122
IMPLICATIONS OF FPGAS 122
SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS 123
BREAKDOWN BY REGION 123
TABLE 45 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 123
FIGURE 43 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASICS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 124
TABLE 46 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 125
FIGURE 44 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER
APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 125
FIGURE 44 (CONTINUED) 126
TABLE 47 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS
BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 126
FIGURE 45 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 127
BREAKDOWN BY APPLICATION/END PRODUCT 127
TABLE 48 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF ASICS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCT, THROUGH
2014 ($ MILLIONS) 128
FIGURE 46 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF ASICS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 129
TABLE 49 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS, 2007-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 130
FIGURE 47 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF STRUCTURED ASICS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER
APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 131
TABLE 50 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OTHER ASICS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 132
FIGURE 48 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF OTHER ASICS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS/END
PRODUCTS, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 133
ASIC APPLICATIONS/END PRODUCTS 134
High-Temperature Applications 134
Particle Detectors 134
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Nuclear Energy 134
Military Radios 135
Displays 135
Avionics 135
Satellite Backhaul 136
IMPLICATIONS OF FPGAS 136
Chapter-4: STAKEHOLDER DETAILS
REGULATION 137
FUNDAMENTALS AND STOCK PRICES 138
BUYER SUPPLIER INTERPLAY AND CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION 138
ASIC USERS 138
FOUNDRIES 139
EDA SUPPLIERS 140
IP OWNERS 141
SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIALISTS 142
ASIC SPECIALISTS 142
STAKEHOLDER SUMMARY 143
ALTERA 143
ARM 143
ARM (continued) 144
CHIPX 145
COMIT SYSTEMS 145
EASIC 146
ESILICON 147
FARADAY TECHNOLOGY CORP. 148
FREESCALE 149
FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS, LTD. 150
IBM 151
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES 152
INNOVASIC 153
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP. 154
NEC ELECTRONICS AMERICA 155
ON SEMICONDUCTOR 156
SAMSUNG 156
SYNOPSYS 157
TI 158
TRIAD SEMICONDUCTOR 159
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORP. (TSMC) 159
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. (UMC) 160
United Microelectronics Corp'(Continued) 161
X-FAB 162
Chapter-5: U.S. PATENT ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION 163
TRENDS BY FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES 163
TRENDS BY FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES (CONTINUED) 164
FIGURE 49 U.S. PATENTS RELATED TO ASICS BY CATEGORY, 1976'APRIL 2009 (%) 165
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FIGURE 49 (CONTINUED) 166
TRENDS BY YEAR 166
FIGURE 50 U.S. PATENT TRENDS IN ASICS, 1976'APRIL 2009 (NUMBER) 166
FIGURE 50 (CONTINUED) 167
TRENDS BY COUNTRY 167
FIGURE 51 SHARES OF U.S. ASIC-RELATED PATENTS BY COUNTRY, 1976'APRIL 2009 (%) 168
TRENDS BY ASSIGNEE 168
TABLE 51 ASSIGNEES OF FOUR OR MORE U.S. PATENTS RELATED TO ASICS, 1976'APRIL 2009 169
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