Strategies & Insight into the Emerging Class of Mobile Internet/Multimedia Devices

Report No: 8040

In the battle between the PDAs and mobile phones of the late 90s, Smartphones won out, eroding the market for PDAs.  A similar battle is quietly brewing between the mobile phone and PC companies for a new class of emerging low-power mobile lifestyle devices called Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs).
 
For a handheld device, MIDs will have an unprecedented level of multimedia capabilities and typically will come in a tablet-like form factor. In our opinion, MIDs are not designed to replace mobile phones (or Smartphones) but to be used as companion devices. They will rival notebook computers in features and capabilities yet come in a significantly smaller, lighter, fit-into-your-coat-pocket form factor, thus spurring the birth of a whole new class of mobile multimedia devices that fall in between a Smartphone and notebook/tablet computer.

Forward Concepts has completed this study of the market potential for MIDs, providing meaningful forecasts for both MIDs and the integrated circuits that enable them through 2012.  In addition, many example early low-end MIDs are profiled along with profiles of chip suppliers.  Early examples of Ultra Mobile PCs (UMPCs) are also profiled.

Key Study Findings:

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MID Chip Forecasts
(units & revenue through 2012):

- High-Definition Apps Processor
- Standard-Definition Apps Processor
- Media Co-Processor
- UMTS Baseband
- EV-DO Baseband
- WiMAX Wave 2 Baseband
- Multiband UMTS RF
- Multiband EV-DO RF
- Multiband WiMAX Wave 2 RF
- WLAN+Bluetooth+FM Chipset
- GPS Receiver
- Mobile TV Receiver
- Low-End (2-3 MP) Image sensors
- Mid-Range (5-7 MP) Image sensors
- High-End (8+ MP) Image sensors
- Touch Screen Controller
- Fingerprint Sensors
- Power Management Units

Appendix:
Wireless & Communications Acronyms/Abbreviations

Index

For additional detail, refer to the
Table of Contents

AUTHOR

Satish Menon is the author of this report and an independent consultant and Forward Concepts Senior Analyst specializing in communications electronics. Most recently, Satish was Chief Technology Officer for a facilities-based provider of wholesale and retail voice telecommunication services where he architected a distributed, high-availability voice network that unified several circuit-based and packet-based protocols into a single packet-core network based on SIP protocol.  Prior to this, he was founder and VP Product Development for Nuntius Systems, Inc. where he was responsible for all engineering activities that included activities involving voice codecs, GSM/GPRS/EDGE baseband/MAC, DSP based lower-power WLAN baseband/MAC and multimedia codecs. Mr. Menon led a multi-disciplinary team of over 120 engineers and was responsible for building several successful products from concept to completion, over a seven year period.  His background includes product management in areas of wireless technology and platforms, real-time embedded systems, DSP implementations of wired/wireless technology and communication protocol stacks along with product positioning and strategic planning expertise. Mr. Menon has also consulted with several high-tech companies in the areas of communication and multimedia technology. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from REC, Trichy, India and his Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from University of Southern California.

CONTRIBUTOR

Carter L. Horney, a recognized authority on microprocessor and DSP implementation in telecommunications, is a major contributor to this report.  Mr. Horney is an independent consultant and Forward Concepts Associate specializing in semiconductor product strategy and market planning.  He was formerly Division Planner for Rockwell International’s Digital Communications Division and earlier Strategic Marketing manager for Rockwell’s Semiconductor Products Division.  Mr. Horney was responsible for the product planning, which led Rockwell (now Conexant Systems) to dominate the worldwide FAX and high-speed modem chip market.  He was appointed a Rockwell Engineering Fellow and received many commendations for outstanding achievement in Computer Architecture, Engineering, Technical Marketing, Product Planning and Customer Relations.  Mr. Horney has a B.S. in Mathematics and Physics and an M.S. in Mathematics from Western Illinois University.

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