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ABI Research: Wireless Infrastructure Drives RF Power Semiconductor Markets to over $1B in 2013 [Health & Beauty Close - Up](Health & Beauty Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ABI Research said that spending on RF power semiconductors for the wireless infrastructure markets has taken another jump in 2013. According to a release, other markets are seeing some moderation in growth as the global economic picture and political factors come into play but some sub-markets are showing a nice upside. Also, according to a new study from ABI Research, Gallium Nitride - long seen as the likely promising new "material of choice" for RF power semiconductors - is continuing its march to capture share, especially in wireless infrastructure. "Gallium Nitride (GaN) is delivering increasing market share in 2014 and is forecast to be a significant force by 2019," said ABI Research Director Lance Wilson. "It bridges the gap between two older technologies, exhibiting the high-frequency performance of Gallium Arsenide combined with the power handling capabilities of Silicon LDMOS. It is now a mainstream technology which has achieved meaningful market share and in future will capture a significant part of the market." The vertical markets showing the strongest performance outside of wireless infrastructure in the RF power semiconductor business are the defense oriented segments, which Wilson describes as being now "a significant market" in total. Despite the poor press for defense oriented electronic hardware the actual performance in 2013 was better than originally thought for some sub-segments. More information and complete details: www.abiresearch.com/market-research/service/high-power-rf-active- devices ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |