Bright Spots For RF Semiconductors In A Weak Mobile Infrastructure Market

New Mobile Experts Report Outlines Shift in ASIC design and RRH Semiconductors

Campbell, CA /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Experts has officially released their 2015 forecast on Semiconductors for RRH. This report provides detailed analysis of semiconductor components, including ASIC, FPGA, SoC, LDMOS, GaN, ADC, DAC, Linearization (DPD), PLL, VCO, and small signal RF devices. The report provides the market study data necessary for business planning, including a five-year forecast for each component in terms of shipments, pricing, and revenue. Transceivers are analyzed for bandwidth, power level, and other factors, and trends in ASICs with programmable cores and FPGA support are analyzed in detail.

"The market is weak for macro mobile infrastructure in general, with China Mobile slowing down abruptly this year," explained Joe Madden, Principal Analyst at Mobile Experts. "New networks in India, China, and the United States will pick up some slack but the overall macro spending profile will be flat for the next few years. Despite weakness at the base station level, high order MIMO and Carrier Aggregation are driving new Remote Radio Head requirements which create growth opportunities for a few semiconductor components."

"This report identifies the bright spots in the semiconductor market, where wide bandwidth, carrier aggregation, and flexibility create opportunities for semiconductor features. This detailed report provides the block diagrams and cost analysis which illustrates the clear reasons for movement toward new techniques."

The Semiconductors for RRH report includes 63 pages of analysis, with more than 30 diagrams and charts to illustrate the technical trends in the semiconductor market. ASIC, FPGA, SoC, Power Transistors, ADCs, DACs, DPD, PLLs, VCOs, and small signal RF devices are broken out with detailed analysis for shipments, pricing, and market shares.

Existing Mobile Experts macro subscribers also receive related Expert Insight analysis, with quarterly strategic conclusions which offer crucial insight into the dynamics between Wi-Fi, small cells, DAS, and macro infrastructure.

Company profiles include: 
Alcatel-Lucent 
Altera 
Altiostar 
Analog Devices 
Avago Technologies 
Axxia (LSI) 
Broadcom 
CREE 
E-ASIC 
Ericsson 
Freescale 
Fujitsu 
HiSilicon 
Hittite Microwave/ADI 
Huawei Technologies 
Infineon 
Intel 
Lattice Semiconductor 
Linear Technology 
Maxim Integrated Products 
MuRata 
NEC 
Nokia 
NXP Semiconductor 
PMC-Sierra 
Qorvo 
RFHIC 
Skyworks Solutions 
Texas Instruments 
and, Xilinx.

About Mobile Experts LLC:

Mobile Experts provides insightful market analysis for the mobile infrastructure and mobile handset markets. Our analysts are true Experts, who remain focused on topics where each analyst has 20 years of experience or more. Research topics center on technology introduction for radio frequency (RF) and communications innovation. Recent publications focus on Small Cells, Semiconductors for Small Cells, Macro Base Station Transceivers, Semiconductors for RRH, Active Antenna Systems, Backhaul for Small Cells, DAS, Cloud RAN, and Carrier Wi-Fi.