OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Broadband technologies will play an important role in the growth of the wireless communications integrated circuit market, according to a study released by Allied Business Intelligence.
“ICs used in MMDS devices account for less than 1 percent of the market in 2000, but the value of chips used in the applications is expected to show impressive gains over the next five years,” said Andy Fuertes, senior analyst at ABI and author of the report, “Wireless Communications Systems ICs.”
“ICs for wireless LANs are also showing considerable growth and more importantly, the application is rendering itself a test bed for widespread implementation of SiGe chips through Intersil’s Prism solution.”
The report noted that SiGe will be particularly attractive as cellular and other original equipment manufacturers begin to implement Bluetooth and global positioning system functionality in their devices.
