Analog revenue ranking unchanged for 2005

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25 January 2006 News

According to this year's earnings reports for the top analog companies, it appears that Texas Instruments has strengthened its lead in the analog market, while the other players' rankings remain intact.

While the finalised figures are not yet public, Databeans estimates that Texas Instruments gained share in 2005, from 13,9% in 2004 to 16,5% in 2005, representing an annual growth rate of 21%. It appears that the rest of the industry has experienced very little growth since 2004.

TI has credited its sales force and new product offerings for its success this past year, citing that the organisation has five to six times the number of sales people in front of customers than its competition. Over the last six months, the company has introduced over 100 new high performance analog products in all four multimarket categories, including amplifiers, data converters, interface, and power management.

Rounding out the Top Five in analog, are the number two ranked supplier, STMicroelectronics, followed by Infineon Technologies, Philips Semiconductors, and Analog Devices. The top European analog companies control a combined 28% share of the market. Philips recently announced plans to spin out its semiconductor division, opening up the possibility of a merger, which could shake up the rankings next year. But for the time being, the company remains in fourth position, with just over 6% share.

In the coming year, Databeans predicts that multimarket products will outpace application specific product sales, which should bode well for the US suppliers, which play primarily in this space. Overall, Databeans expects the analog market to reach nearly $37 bn - up 15% from 2005. Growth will be driven by consumer applications and telecommunications.

www.databeans.net

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