High Power RFICs

For Cellular and Wireless Infrastructure Network Equipment

Research Report

Discrete devices have dominated high-power RF amplifiers for cellular and mobile wireless infrastructure network equipment since the inception of the industry. High-power monolithic RFICs are now challenging that positioning. RFICs have been around for a long time, but they historically have been too expensive and their power levels too low to make a profound impact on the market. Pricing and power levels are now competitive to discrete parts. High-power RFICs have become a powerful disruptive force to this important market segment. This study examines the rapid increase in the use of high-power RFICs for use in RF power amplifiers, which are used in wireless infrastructure network equipment, and how their adoption will affect the high-power RF device market for this segment. The ubiquitous explosion in wireless data has also changed the high-power RFICs' positioning in the topology of the wireless infrastructure RFPA, and that is analyzed in this study as well.

Table of Contents

  • Top Line Forecast
  • Drivers
  • Inhibitors
  • Market Share
  • Summary and Strategic Recommendations
  • 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • 1.1. The Changing RF Power Device Landscape for Wireless Infrastructure
    • 1.2. High-Power RFICs Will Get Their Share
  • 2. INTRODUCTION
    • 2.1. RFICs and High-Power
    • 2.2. What's Different Now?
  • 3. TECHNOLOGY IMPLICATIONS
    • 3.1. What is a High-Power RFIC?
    • 3.2. Beating the Value Added Jinx
    • 3.3. Circuit Topology
    • 3.4. Power Levels
    • 3.5. Frequency Bands
    • 3.6. Uses
    • 3.7. Device Technology
    • 3.8. Packaging
    • 3.9. Technology Summary
  • 4. MARKET ASSESSMENT AND FORECAST
    • 4.1. The Present Market Environment
    • 4.2. High-Power RFICs as a Disruptive Force
    • 4.3. The Vendor Landscape
    • 4.4. Short Term Market Implications
    • 4.5. Five-Year Forecast
    • 4.6. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue and Unit Shipments
    • 4.7. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue and Unit Shipments by Frequency
    • 4.8. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue and Unit Shipments by Power Output
    • 4.9. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue and Unit Shipments by Technology
    • 4.10. High-Power RFICs, Percentage of Total RF Power Device Revenue
    • 4.11. 100W High-Power RFIC $/W Curve
    • 4.12. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Vendor, Revenue
    • 4.13. Long Term Market Implications
  • 5. VENDOR PROFILES
    • 5.1. Cree Semiconductor
    • 5.2. Freescale Semiconductor
    • 5.3. Infineon Technologies
    • 5.4. Nitronex Corporation
    • 5.5. NXP Semiconductors
    • 5.6. RF Micro Devices (RFMD)
    • 5.7. Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations
    • 5.8. TriQuint
  • 6. COMPANY DIRECTORY
  • 7. ACRONYMS
  • 8. LINKS TO RELATED RESEARCH
    • 8.1. Scope of Study
    • 8.2. Sources and Methodology
    • 8.3. Notes

Tables

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  1. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue, World Market: 2011 to 2016
  2. Total High-Power RFIC Unit Shipments, World Market: 2011 to 2016
  3. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue, World Market: 2011 to 2016
  4. Total High-Power RFIC Unit Shipments, World Market: 2011 to 2016
  5. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue by Frequency, World Market: 2011 to 2016
  6. Total High-Power RFIC Unit Shipments by Frequency, World Market: 2011 to 2016
  7. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue by Power, World Market: 2011 to 2016
  8. Total High-Power RFIC Unit Shipments by Power, World Market: 2011 to 2016
  9. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue by Device Technology, World Market: 2011 to 2016
  10. Total High-Power RFIC Unit Shipments by Device Technology, World Market: 2011 to 2016
  11. High-Power RFICs, Percentage of Total RF Power Device Revenue, World Market: 2011 to 2016
  12. 100W High-Power RFIC $/W Curve (GSM/EDGE), World Market: 2011 to 2016
  13. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Frequency, Shipments, World Market: 2011
  14. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Frequency, Shipments, World Market: 2016
  15. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Frequency, Revenue, World Market: 2011
  16. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Frequency, Revenue, World Market: 2016
  17. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Power, Shipments, World Market: 2011
  18. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Power, Shipments, World Market: 2016
  19. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Power, Revenue, World Market: 2011
  20. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Power, Revenue, World Market: 2016
  21. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Device Technology, Shipments, World Market: 2011
  22. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Device Technology, Shipments, World Market: 2016
  23. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Device Technology, Revenue, World Market: 2011
  24. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Device Technology, Revenue, World Market: 2016
  25. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Vendor, Revenue, World Market: 2011

Charts

  1. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue
  2. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Vendor Revenue - 2011
  3. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue
  4. Total High-Power RFIC Unit Shipments
  5. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue
  6. Total High-Power RFIC Unit Shipments
  7. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue by Frequency
  8. Total High-Power RFIC Unit Shipments by Frequency
  9. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue by Power
  10. Total High-Power RFIC Unit Shipments by Power
  11. Total High-Power RFIC Revenue by Device Technology
  12. Total High-Power RFIC Unit Shipments by Device Technology
  13. High-Power RFICs, Percentage of Total RF Power Device Revenue
  14. 100W High-Power RFIC $/W Curve (GSM/EDGE)
  15. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Frequency, Shipments
  16. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Frequency, Shipments
  17. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Frequency, Revenue
  18. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Frequency, Revenue
  19. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Power, Shipments
  20. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Power, Shipments
  21. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Power, Revenue
  22. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Power, Revenue
  23. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Device Technology, Shipments
  24. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Device Technology, Shipments
  25. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Device Technology, Revenue
  26. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Device Technology, Revenue
  27. High-Power RFIC Market Share by Vendor, Revenue