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Discrete dsps see market share decline
The perception that discrete dsps are rapidly becoming an endangered species is confirmed by a report from market research Forward Concepts, which says these devices now represent only 11% of the dsp market.
Will Strauss, Forward Concepts' president, said: "Many components that were once reported as 'dsp chips' are no longer. Rather, they are reported as SoCs in categories like asics or assps, even by traditional dsp vendors like Texas Instruments and Analog Devices."
The report – called 'DSP Silicon Strategies '09' – finds that discrete dsps now constitute only 11% of the $27billion 2008 worldwide market for dsp silicon.
Strauss added: "Because of the drop in dsp shipments this year, five year compound average growth (CAGR) figures can be misleading, so we really should eye the market growth from the depths of 2009, rather than from 2008." Omitting 2008, the sector is set to show a 12.1% CAGR, reaching $43bn by 2013.
