FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The worldwide wireless local area network semiconductor market is expected to grow to 487 million units by 2009, according to new studies from IDC.
WLAN semiconductor revenues will reach $3 billion during the same timeframe, from $1.2 billion last year, said IDC.
The growth will be driven by an increasing number of end-market opportunities in consumer and mobile devices, said the company.
“Increased competition and advanced chip integration will continue to create intense pricing pressure in the WLAN market. However, opportunities still exist for vendors to differentiate themselves from the pack,” said Celeste Crystal, senior research analyst at IDC. “Low-power consumption as a result of single-chip designs, increasingly robust quality of service mechanisms, and the role of WLAN in consumer VoIP all provide opportunities to build loyalty.”
In addition, IDC ranked the top worldwide WLAN semiconductors, with Broadcom topping the list followed by Atheros, Intel, Conexant/Globespan Virata and Texas Instruments.
