Forward Concepts, the premier market research firm tracking markets driven by digital signal processing (DSP) technology, is pleased to present our third study of the audio chip market. We believe that this is the most extensive report available on the market for chips dedicated to audio functionality.

There is a clear convergence of personal computer, consumer, and professional audio markets. Historically, these were three separate and distinct markets. Chip companies targeting the PC space were not usually found in the consumer space and visa versa. The needs of the professional audio market were also different from the other two and there were often dedicated groups within large corporations for each segment, each trying to address the specific needs of their respective market segments. Today, there is a clear convergence of these three markets and the technologies that address them, and this report examines the market dynamics that affect the semiconductor industry.

Internet audio, driven by devices like Apple’s iPOD and combo MP3/CD players, still get most of the headlines today, and this new edition provides coverage of that market including all its sub-segments as well as much bigger markets, like those for A/V Receivers and DVD Players. The DVD market is also analyzed in detail including all the convergent combination products like DVD Receivers, DVD Recorders and DVD PVRs.

Understanding the dynamics of the audio market and the chips that enable it is vital for future planning, even for combination audio/video products like DVD and set-top box decoders. These combination A/V products are discussed from the audio standpoint and the dollar value of audio silicon contribution is assessed and projected…a technique that is increasingly necessary in new system-on-chip (SOC) integrated circuits.

This study covers the analog and mixed-signal chips including audio data converters and stereo codecs along with specialty audio chips and both programmable and embedded DSPs.

FORECASTS THROUGH 2007:

PC Audio Markets AC’97 Audio Codec Chip Market PCI Audio Card Shipments Consumer Audio Markets A/V Receiver DSP Market A/V Receiver Market* Cable Set Top Box Audio Content Market Cable Set Top Box Market* Car Digital Audio Chip Market CD Player DAC Market CD Player Market* DBS Set Top Box Audio Market DBS Set Top Box Market* Digital Speaker Chip Market Digital Speaker Market* DVD Player Audio Market DVD Player Market* Game Console Audio Content Market Portable CD Player DACs Portable CD Player Market* Portable MP3/WMA Audio Chip Market Portable MP3/WMA Flash Card Market Portable MP3/WMA Player Market* PVR Audio Chip Market PVR System Shipments* U.S. DTV Console Market Video CD Audio Content Market Video CD Player Market* *units only

Professional Audio Markets Professional Audio DSP Market Analog/Mixed-Signal Market 2002 Market Shares by Vendor: Consumer Audio ICs Integrated A/V Audio ICs Direct Audio ICs Internet Audio Player ICs PC Audio ICs Professional Audio ICs Total Audio ICs

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Who will benefit from this report?

• Strategic Product and Market Planners
  This report provides valuable insight into the audio chip marketplace, both as a separate technology and in conjunction with video. Understanding the role of audio in the new world of multimedia is critical in strategic planning. The changing audio distribution environment, moving from CDs to Internet downloads will have a profound effect on product planning and strategy, not just for chip vendors but for content providers as well.

• Marketing and Sales Executives
  Knowledge of competitive product offerings and market strengths of other companies prepares for positioning your own company's products in the marketplace.

• OEMs and System houses
  As a board-, module- or system-level manufacturer, you need to understand the chip market dynamics that affect both your component selections as well as your own future product direction.

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