LONDON – Ten product categories, led by tablet processors and mobile phone application processors, are going to enjoy a growth rate of 6 percent in 2013, according to market analysts IC Insights. The 6 percent figure is IC Insights's forecast for growth in the total IC market in 2013.
Five categories are forecast to enjoy double-digit percentage growth led by tablet MPUs (50 percent) and mobile phone application processors (28 percent). Other IC categories that support mobile systems – including NAND flash memory (12 percent) and special-purpose logic devices – are also expected to enjoy better-than-industry-average growth in 2013.
The number of categories with positive growth is expected to more than double to 22 in 2013 from 10 in 2012.
After two consecutive years of steep declines in 2011 and 2012, the DRAM market is forecast to increase 9 percent in 2013. DRAM unit growth is expected to increase by only 2 percent, but the overall average selling price is forecast to jump 7 percent this year.
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Forecast of 2013 growth by IC market segment. Source: IC Insights.Related links and articles:
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