Vincent Neil

The news on September 8, according to dispatch from foreign news agency, claim, after growth for five years in succession according to the company IC Insights of market survey, the first decline since 2001 will appear now on the market of global analog chip.

Predicts in midyear when IC Insights issues, the income from sales of the market of global analog chip in 2007 will reach 36,200 million dollars, drop by 2% compared with 2006. The income from sales of global analog chip was 36,900 million dollars in 2006, increased by 16% compared with 2005.

This research company claims, the growth rate of production of 2007 analog chip will be slowed down to only 4%. By contrast, the average annual growth from 2002 to 2006 production of analog chip is 16%.

IC Insights executive vice president Brian Matas, it is walkie electronic product, especially mobile phone, stock adjustment and price drop to exert a negative influence a lot of key analog chip market. For example, the income from sales in 2007 of market of analog chip of particular application is expected to reach 22,100 million dollars, drop by 6% compared with 2006.

This research company claims, on the market of analog chip of particular application, only the car and market of wire telecommunication expect to increase by 24% and 5% respectively. The income from sales of the wireless market will drop by 16%, the industrial market will drop by 12%, consumer's market will drop by 9%, the market of computer will drop by 6%.

On the market of standard analog chip, the income from sales is expected to drop by 7%. The expected sales of stabilizator and reference device will be reduced by 2%. The sale of the data conversion equipment will increase by 19%. Amplifier sale will increase by 7%. The sale of the interface integrated circuit will increase by 9%.

Good news is that the decline of this market is transient. The market of analog chip is expected to rebound in 2008, the income from sales will reach 41,700 million dollars, increase by 15% compared with 2007.

This research company claims, the production of global analog chip of 2008 will reach record-breaking 81,800 million, than 13% for 72,500 million growth in 2007.

Prediction from 2007 to 2011, during this period, global whole the intersection of analog chip and the intersection of market and compound annual growth of income from sales expect to be up to 6.2%, the income from sales by 2011 will reach 49,900 million dollars. The income from sales in 2011 of the standard integrated circuit will reach 18,200 million dollars. The income from sales in 2011 of analog chip of particular application will reach 31,700 million dollars.