Articles by Strategy Analytics

A wide range of active electronically scanned array (AESA) technology military applications are coming into service for next-generation defense platforms, which will generate both engineering demand and new revenue streams for the global defense industry. The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) service will be providing an overview on...

The combination of radar, sensor, onboard processing and communications electronics provides critical “see all”, “know all” capabilities in Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) platforms that offers a fundamental building block of a national defense or combat strategy. The Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) service predicts that improving...

The GaAs industry is creating innovations designed to stave off the dual challenges of integration and low-cost silicon technologies. However, Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) and High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) processes will continue to underpin the commercial market for Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) devices, which will be worth $4 to...

The Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Component market research service predicts that the market for power amplifiers (PA) in cellphones and related mobile devices will grow to $2.8 B over the next five years, in the report, “Cellular PA Forecast 2009 - 2014.” Demand for cellular PAs declined in...

The Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Component service predicts slower growth ahead for CMOS silicon-on-sapphire RF switches in the report, “Peregrine Shipment Milestone Reflects Softer Handset Demand, RF Architecture Shifts.” CMOS silicon-on-sapphire RF switches are used in antenna switch modules for cellular handsets. In September 2009, Peregrine Semiconductor announced...

The BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), which make up 42 percent of the world’s population, will have 139 million broadband connections at the end of 2009, according to a report recently published by Strategy Analytics. By 2013, the number will exceed 300 million. DSL will continue to...

Adoption of 802.11n MIMO with multiple transmit streams will help boost the market for Wi-Fi power amplifier modules to twice its 2008 size despite continued pricing pressure. “As prices for single-stream 802.11n (1 x 1) chips dropped to match 802.11g, OEMs have quickly begun to switch from 802.11g to...

Vendors will ship $4 B in Wi-Fi radio chips in 2013, most of these for cellphones, notebooks, netbooks, infrastructure, home entertainment systems and wireless gaming consoles. At the same time, adoption of 802.11n MIMO with multiple transmit streams will help boost the market for Wi-Fi power amplifier modules to...

The global economic meltdown slowed year-on-year GaAs industry growth from its previous forecast of 9 percent down to 6 percent in 2008. With the market projected to contract again 5 percent year-on-year in 2009, gains made in 2008 will be effectively wiped out and the GaAs industry is projected...

The Strategy Analytics annual forecast, “Markets for SI GaAs Epitaxial Substrates: 2008-2013,” covering the semi-insulating (SI) GaAs (gallium arsenide) epitaxial substrate market, concludes that the 2008 SI GaAs epitaxial substrate market grew 22 percent year-on-year, but projects a flat-to-negative market in 2009. Growth is forecast to return in 2010,...