Portable Devices Help Drive Rising Power-Management Chip Sales

The global power-management semiconductor market will expand significantly during the next few years, driven in part by rising demand from makers of portable electronic equipment, iSuppli Corp. predicts.

Worldwide revenue from shipments of power-management semiconductors will rise to $39.9 billion in 2011, a 59.6 percent increase from $24.98 billion in 2006. Semiconductors in this segment include voltage regulators, power-management ASICs and Application-Specific Standard Products (ASSPs), rectifiers, thyristors and power transistors.

"As sales of portable products like Portable Media Players (PMPs) and mobile handsets continue to rise, and the battery-life requirements for such devices continue to toughen, demand is rising for more sophisticated power-management solutions," said Marijana Vukicevic, senior analyst for iSuppli. "This is a major factor behind the expected expansion of the power-semiconductor market over the next few years."

- Which types of power-management semiconductors will command the highest sales growth in portable equipment in 2007 and beyond?

- Which portable devices will generate the most demand growth for power semiconductors?

- What new technologies must power-management semiconductor suppliers focus on in order to succeed in the markets for portable devices?

Learn the answers to these and many other questions at iSuppli's upcoming Webinar event, entitled: Power Demand in Portable Equipment. Hosted by Vukicevic, the Webinar will tackle topics including:

- Expected sales growth for key portable products

- Trends in power consumption for portable products.

- Major suppliers of power-management semiconductors

The Webinar will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time.

Attendees can call in to the Webinar to hear Vukicevic's comments and can use an Internet browser to view the presentation slides. She will also take questions from Webinar attendees.

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