2003 saw definite improvement in analog market conditions.

(PRWEB) March 21, 2004 --Research and Markets announces the addition of the 2003 Analog IC Market Share report to its offerings.

2003 saw a definite improvement in analog market conditions. Strong growth in power management, mixed signal and wireless specific products helped advance the analog market up 12% in 2003. This trend will continue due to improved performance in the other application specific markets, which should pull the overall analog market up 18%-21% this year.

2003 Analog IC Market Share, provides detailed market share tables cover nearly 94% of the total analog market with 45 suppliers ranked. The report consists of market share tables for 10 categories of standard linear and analog ASSP.

In 2003, Texas Instruments took over the top position in analog with significant gains across standard linear product lines, most notably in power ICs and interface.

STMicroelectronics was the analog IC leader in 2002, but its 2003 revenue gains were not enough for the company to sustain its number one ranking. The company saw gains in its comparators business, for example, but this was more than offset by losses in amplifiers, power ICs, and in computer ASSPs in particular.

Infineon and Analog Devices maintained 2002 third and fourth place analog rankings respectively, while National Semiconductor was able to pull ahead of rival Philips Semiconductors into the fifth position by way of its gains in amplifiers and power ICs. Maxim fell two positions from seventh to ninth, allowing Freescale Semiconductor and Toshiba to move upward, and Intersil maintained its tenth position ranking. There were no new entrants to the Top Ten analog ranking for 2003.

Texas Instruments gains in standard linear more than maintained its number one ranking among standard linear suppliers. And for the most part, the 2002 rankings in standard linear remained constant in 2003, excepting that ON Semiconductor was able to pull slightly ahead of Intersil, and New Japan Radio entered the Top Ten, with its gains across product lines. Micrel dropped from the list due to poor results in interface.

For ASSP suppliers, the most lucrative market segments in 2003 were industrial and communications, with revenue increases of 28.6% and 20.2% respectively. The industrial market gains reflected STMicroelectronics success and the great

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