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The Linley Group Reports Broadband and Gigabit Ethernet Chips as Key Drivers of Rising Networking Silicon Revenue
| Source: The Linley Group
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 23, 2007 -- Sales of networking silicon increased 15%
in 2006 according to the latest market share numbers released today by The
Linley Group. Network processors, broadband ICs, and semiconductors for
Gigabit Ethernet switches were among the fastest growing product markets.
In network processors, Intel had a wave of design wins enter production,
which catapulted the company to the top of the rankings ahead of long-time
leader AMCC. Agere and Wintegra both grew substantially, as did 10Gbps NPU
suppliers Bay Microsystems and EZchip. In broadband, DSL IC sales
recovered, and Broadcom grew more than 70% to nearly overtake top-ranked
Conexant. PON IC sales grew, but at a disappointing 20% rate as the
pioneering Japanese market cooled and expansion into other geographies was
limited. Switching drove Gigabit Ethernet revenue growth as enterprises
improved their LAN infrastructure to take advantage of the growing base of
PCs bundled with GbE connections. Broadcom was the leading supplier in this
hot area, which, along with DSL, helped the company grow at twice the rate
of the entire industry and become bigger than its next three largest
competitors combined.
Details are available in "Networking Silicon Market Share 2006" a report
released today by The Linley Group, the leading provider of independent
analysis of the networking-silicon industry. It provides market-share
information for more than fifteen categories of wired communications
products, including network processors, Gigabit Ethernet components,
broadband transceivers, interconnect chips, encryption accelerators, and
other networking ASSPs.
The report also contains market share for 10GbE NICs, high-speed embedded
microprocessors, and processors for cellular handsets. Startup Neterion
extended its lead in the 10GbE NIC market, while Intel maintained its
second-place ranking despite losing share because of its outdated offering.
Among the top-ranked embedded CPU suppliers, AMCC was the fastest growing
but trailed Intel, IBM, and Freescale. On the handset side, TI maintained
its market share lead in both baseband processors and application
processors, but its baseband growth slowed due to price pressure. Qualcomm
showed strong growth driven by market adoption of its 3G chip sets.
"We are pleased to offer this report to chip vendors, investors, and OEMs
seeking to understand how product markets and suppliers' positions have
changed over the past year," said Linley Gwennap, Principal Analyst, The
Linley Group. "Understanding the dynamics among networking silicon
suppliers requires a firm grasp of both technology developments and the
state of the market. Through our research, analysis, and business insights,
we're able to offer both perspectives to our clients."
Availability
The report is available now directly from The Linley Group. For further
details, including pricing and a list of included tables, visit
http://www.linleygroup.com/Reports/mn_guide.html or contact Candace Doyle
at +1-408-370-7631 or candaced@linleygroup.com.
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