The global DSP market has return to a growing phase after the global economic recession and is expected to grow steadily over the next 5 years. Large scale adoption of digital signal processing in the latest range of consumer electronics have lead to increased DSPs penetrated into various applications using advanced state-of-the art digital signal processing.

The report analyzes the entire DSP industry’s value chain, giving a bird’s eye-view of all the major allied industry segments to the DSP industry. It discusses the markets of various allied industry segments such as EDA vendors, foundry players, fabless players, fab players, IP vendors and assembly testing and packaging vendors related to the global DSP market. The global DSP intellectual property market is classified and discussed in detail with market estimates and forecasts for each IP segments.

The report delves into the classification of the global DSP market by various types of classifications including classification by design architecture, product segments, intellectual property, end user applications and geographies. Extensively detailed classification and analysis of each of the individual markets resulting from these classifications is done in this report to cover the global DSP market from an in-depth point of view, also at an extensive scale. The market estimates and forecasts of each of the individual sections, segments and classifications are given in extensive detail. The numbers would entail the global DSP market split up into various segments and sub-segments according to different types of classifications.    

Scope of the report

This Digital Signal Processors Market research report categorizes the global DSP market on the basis of Intellectual Property Segments, Product Segments, Processor Types, End User Applications and Geographical Segments; forecasting revenues and volumes and analyzing trends in each of the submarkets:

Allied Industry Segments Markets: DSP Industry Value Chain, EDA, Foundry, Fabless, Fab (Fabrication) and lastly, Assembly, Testing & Packaging (ATP)

Intellectual Property Markets: DSP Core IP, Standard DSP Core IP (Non-Customizable), Customizable DSP Core IP, DSP Application Specific (ASIC) Core IP, DSP Programmable (FPGA & PLD) Core IP 

Design Architecture Markets: Product Segment Markets, IC Design Segment Markets, DSP System-On-Chips

Product Segment Markets: General Purpose DSP ICs, Application Specific DSP ICs, Programmable DSP ICs

IC Design Segment Markets: Standard DSP (Non-Embedded), Embedded DSP, Single-Core DSP Processors, Multi-Core DSP Processors

End User Application Markets: “Computers” Sector (Super Computers, Mainframe Computers and Computer Servers, Personal Computers, Computer Peripherals), “ICT” Sector (Wireless Communication Applications, Mobile Telecommunication Applications, Surveillance Applications, VoIP Applications), “Consumer Electronics” Sector (Smart Phones, Cameras and Projectors, Portable Media Players, Set-top Boxes and Digital TVs, DVD, Blu-Ray Players & Home Audio-Systems, Fax, Printer and Xerox Machines, White Goods), “Automotive” Sector (Automotive Body Electronics, Automotive Infotainment Applications, Automotive Control Systems, Automotive Sensors), “Industrial” Sector (Solid State & Electro-Mechanical Systems, Industrial Automation Applications, Industrial Control Systems, Industrial DSP Sensors), “Medical” Sector (Telemetry Devices, High Voltage Medical Devices, Implantable Medical Devices, Biometric Applications), “RF and Others” Sector (RF Digital Signal Processing Applications, SiGe & BiCMOS based DSP Products, Radar Communication Applications, Oscilloscope and Analyzer Applications, Nanotechnology Applications)

Geographical Markets: Global Market Perspective, North American, European, Japanese, APAC (Excluding Japan), Rest of the World (ROW).

TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
1 INTRODUCTION
  1.1 KEY TAKE-AWAYS
  1.2 ANALYST INSIGHTS
  1.3 REPORT DESCRIPTION
  1.4 MARKETS COVERED
  1.5 STAKEHOLDERS
  1.6 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
      1.6.1 MARKET SIZE
      1.6.2 MARKET CRACKDOWN
      1.6.3 KEY DATA POINTS FROM PRIMARY SOURCES
      1.6.4 KEY DATA POINTS FROM SECONDARY SOURCES
      1.6.5 ASSUMPTIONS MADE FOR THIS REPORT
 
2 SUMMARY
 
3 MARKET OVERVIEW
  3.1 INTRODUCTION
  3.2 HISTORY & EVOLUTION
  3.3 COMPONENTS & BLOCK DIAGRAM OF A DSP
  3.4 ALLIED INDUSTRY SEGMENTS TO DSP MARKET
      3.4.1 DSP INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
      3.4.2 EDA INDUSTRY MARKET OVERVIEW
      3.4.3 FOUNDRY INDUSTRY MARKET OVERVIEW
      3.4.4 FABLESS INDUSTRY MARKET OVERVIEW
      3.4.5 FAB INDUSTRY MARKET OVERVIEW
      3.4.6 ASSEMBLY, TESTING & PACKAGING (ATP) MARKET OVERVIEW
  3.5 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MARKET
      3.5.1 DSP (PROCESSOR) CORE IP MARKET
            3.5.1.1 STANDARD DSP CORE IP MARKET
            3.5.1.2 CUSTOMIZABLE DSP CORE IP MARKET
      3.5.2 DSP ASIC CORE IP MARKET
      3.5.3 DSP PROGRAMMABLE (FPGA & PLD) CORE IP MARKET
 
4 DSP INDUSTRY MARKET ANALYSIS
  4.1 GLOBAL DSP INDUSTRY MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
  4.2 GLOBAL DSP MARKET DYNAMICS
      4.2.1 DRIVERS
            4.2.1.1 Rapid developments in wireless infrastructure
            4.2.1.2 Rising data traffic
            4.2.1.3 Emergence of new applications & devices
            4.2.1.4 Internet protocol (IP) video surveillance
      4.2.2 RESTRAINTS
            4.2.2.1 Tradeoff between performance, power consumption & price
      4.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES
            4.2.3.1 Rising demand for VoIP & IP video
            4.2.3.2 Opportunities in emerging economies
  4.3 BURNING ISSUES
      4.3.1 PROGRAMMING CHALLENGES IN PROGRAMMABLE DSP BASED DEVICES
  4.4 WINNING IMPERATIVES
      4.4.1 ENHANCED PERFORMANCE, BY MULTICORE PROCESSORS
  4.5 PATENT ANALYSIS
 
5 DSP MARKET, BY DESIGN ARCHITECTURE
  5.1 CLASSIFICATION OF DSP MARKET BY PRODUCT SEGMENTS
      5.1.1 GENERAL PURPOSE DSP IC MARKET
      5.1.2 APPLICATION SPECIFIC DSP IC MARKET
      5.1.3 PROGRAMMABLE (FPGA & PLD) DSP IC MARKET
  5.2 DSP INDUSTRY MARKET CLASSIFICATION BY IC DESIGN
      5.2.1 STANDARD DSP MARKET
      5.2.2 EMBEDDED DSP MARKET
            5.2.2.1 Single-core DSP processor market
            5.2.2.2 Multi-core DSP processor market
  5.3 DSP SYSTEM-ON-CHIPS (DSP SOC) MARKET
 
6 DSP INDUSTRY MARKET BY APPLICATION
  6.1 OVERVIEW
  6.2 COMPUTERS SECTOR
      6.2.1 SUPER COMPUTERS
      6.2.2 MAINFRAME COMPUTERS & COMPUTER SERVERS
      6.2.3 PERSONAL COMPUTERS
      6.2.4 COMPUTER PERIPHERALS
  6.3 ICT SECTOR
      6.3.1 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS
      6.3.2 MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS
      6.3.3 SURVEILLANCE APPLICATIONS
      6.3.4 VOIP APPLICATIONS
  6.4 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SECTOR
      6.4.1 SMARTPHONES
      6.4.2 CAMERAS & PROJECTORS
      6.4.3 PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYERS
      6.4.4 SET-TOP BOXES & DIGITAL TVS
      6.4.5 DVD, BLU-RAY PLAYERS & HOME AUDIO SYSTEMS
      6.4.6 FAX, PRINTERS & PHOTOCOPY MACHINES
      6.4.7 WHITE GOODS
  6.5 AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
      6.5.1 AUTOMOTIVE BODY ELECTRONICS
      6.5.2 AUTOMOTIVE INFOTAINMENT APPLICATIONS
      6.5.3 AUTOMOTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS
      6.5.4 AUTOMOTIVE SENSORS
  6.6 INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
      6.6.1 SOLID STATE & ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
      6.6.2 INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION APPLICATIONS
      6.6.3 INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
      6.6.4 INDUSTRIAL DSP SENSORS
  6.7 MILITARY, DEFENSE & AEROSPACE SECTOR
      6.7.1 DSP BASED FIELD PROGRAMMABLE ARRAY APPLICATIONS
      6.7.2 RAD-HARD ASIC & FPGA BASED DSPS
  6.8 MEDICAL SECTOR
      6.8.1 MEDICAL TELEMETRY DEVICES
      6.8.2 HIGH VOLTAGE MEDICAL DEVICES
      6.8.3 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
      6.8.4 BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS
  6.9 RF & OTHERS SECTOR
      6.9.1 RF DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONS
      6.9.2 SIGE & BICMOS BASED DSP PRODUCTS
      6.9.3 RADAR COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS
      6.9.4 OSCILLOSCOPE & ANALYZER APPLICATIONS
      6.9.5 NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
 
7 DSP MARKET GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
  7.1 NORTH AMERICA
  7.2 EUROPE
  7.3 JAPAN
  7.4 APAC (EXCLUDING JAPAN)
  7.5 ROW (REST OF THE WORLD)
 
8 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  8.1 OVERVIEW
  8.2 MARKET PLAYERS & MARKET SHARES
      8.2.1 DSP MARKET CURRENT SITUATION
      8.2.2 DSP MARKET KEY PLAYERS
      8.2.3 DSP MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS
      8.2.4 DSP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS
        8.3 COMPETITIVE SITUATION & TRENDS
      8.3.1 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
      8.3.2 AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES & COLLABORATIONS
      8.3.3 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
 
9 COMPANY PROFILES
  9.1 ALTERA CORPORATION
      9.1.1 OVERVIEW
      9.1.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.1.3 FINANCIALS
      9.1.4 STRATEGY
      9.1.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.2 ANALOG DEVICES INCORPORATED
      9.2.1 OVERVIEW
      9.2.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.2.3 FINANCIALS
      9.2.4 STRATEGY
      9.2.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.3 BROADCOM CORPORATION
      9.3.1 OVERVIEW
      9.3.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.3.3 FINANCIALS
      9.3.4 STRATEGY
      9.3.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.4 CEVA INCORPORATED
      9.4.1 OVERVIEW
      9.4.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.4.3 FINANCIALS
      9.4.4 STRATEGY
      9.4.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.5 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR HOLDINGS I, LTD.
      9.5.1 OVERVIEW
      9.5.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.5.3 FINANCIALS
      9.5.4 STRATEGY
      9.5.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.6 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
      9.6.1 OVERVIEW
      9.6.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.6.3 FINANCIALS
      9.6.4 STRATEGY
      9.6.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.7 LSI CORPORATION
      9.7.1 OVERVIEW
      9.7.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.7.3 FINANCIALS
      9.7.4 STRATEGY
      9.7.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.8 MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.
      9.8.1 OVERVIEW
      9.8.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.8.3 FINANCIALS
      9.8.4 STRATEGY
      9.8.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.9 MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
      9.9.1 OVERVIEW
      9.9.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.9.3 FINANCIALS
      9.9.4 STRATEGY
      9.9.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.10 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N.V
      9.10.1 OVERVIEW
      9.10.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.10.3 FINANCIALS
      9.10.4 STRATEGY
      9.10.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.11 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
      9.11.1 OVERVIEW
      9.11.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.11.3 FINANCIALS
      9.11.4 STRATEGY
      9.11.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.12 RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
      9.12.1 OVERVIEW
      9.12.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.12.3 FINANCIALS
      9.12.4 STRATEGY
      9.12.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.13 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD
      9.13.1 OVERVIEW
      9.13.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.13.3 FINANCIALS
      9.13.4 STRATEGY
      9.13.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.14 STMICROELECTRONICS N.V.
      9.14.1 OVERVIEW
      9.14.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.14.3 FINANCIALS
      9.14.4 STRATEGY
      9.14.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.15 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
      9.15.1 OVERVIEW
      9.15.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.15.3 FINANCIALS
      9.15.4 STRATEGY
      9.15.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.16 TOSHIBA CORPORATION
      9.16.1 OVERVIEW
      9.16.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.16.3 FINANCIALS
      9.16.4 STRATEGY
      9.16.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  9.17 XILINX INCORPORATED
      9.17.1 OVERVIEW
      9.17.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      9.17.3 FINANCIALS
      9.17.4 STRATEGY
      9.17.5 DEVELOPMENTS
 
APPENDIX 
  U.S. PATENTS 
  EUROPE PATENTS 
  JAPAN PATENTS 
  BILL OF MATERIALS 
  KEY SECONDARY SOURCES 
  RECOMMENDED READINGS   
  
 
LIST OF TABLES 
 
TABLE 1 DSP MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2010 – 2016 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 2 GLOBAL DSP MARKET REVENUE ($BILLION) & VOLUME (BILLION UNITS), 2005 – 2011 
TABLE 3 DSP IP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & SHARE (%) IN GLOBAL IP MARKET, 2010 – 2016
TABLE 4 GLOBAL DSP MARKET REVENUE ($BILLION) & REVENUE SHARE (%), 2010 – 2016
TABLE 5 COMPARISON OF VARIOUS TYPES OF DSPS
TABLE 6 DSP MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCT SEGMENTS, 2010 – 2016 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 7 DSP MARKET VOLUME, BY PRODUCT SEGMENTS, 2010 – 2016 (MILLION UNITS) 
TABLE 8 DSP MARKET REVENUE, BY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN, 2010 – 2016 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 9 DSP MARKET VOLUME, BY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN, 2010 – 2016 (MILLION UNITS) 
TABLE 10 COMPUTERS SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 11 COMPUTERS SECTOR: DSP MARKET VOLUME, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 (MILLION UNITS) 
TABLE 12 ICT SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 13 ICT SECTOR MARKET: DSP MARKET VOLUME, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 (MILLION UNITS) 
TABLE 14 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT ($MILLION), 2010 – 2016 
TABLE 15 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SECTOR: DSP MARKET VOLUME, BY SEGMENT, 2010 - 2016, (MILLION UNITS) 
TABLE 16 AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT ($MILLION), 2010 – 2016
TABLE 17 AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR: DSP MARKET VOLUME, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 (MILLION UNITS) 
TABLE 18 INDUSTRIAL SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 19 INDUSTRIAL SECTOR: DSP MARKET VOLUME, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 (MILLION UNITS) 
TABLE 20 MILITARY, DEFENSE & AEROSPACE SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 21 MILITARY, DEFENSE & AEROSPACE SECTOR: DSP MARKET VOLUME, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 (MILLION UNITS) 
TABLE 22 MEDICAL SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 23 MEDICAL SECTOR: DSP MARKET VOLUME, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 (MILLION UNITS) 
TABLE 24 RF & OTHERS SECTOR MARKET: DSP MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 (MILLION)
TABLE 25 RF & OTHERS SECTOR: DSP MARKET VOLUME, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2016 (MILLION UNITS) 
TABLE 26 DSP MARKET VOLUME, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2010 – 2016 (MILLION UNITS)
TABLE 27 GLOBAL DSP MARKET CURRENT SITUATION ($MILLION), 2011 (E)
TABLE 28 GLOBAL DSP KEY PLAYER REVENUES, 2009 – 2011(E) ($MILLION)
TABLE 29 GLOBAL DSP MARKET PLAYERS MARKET SHARES & RANKINGS, BY REVENUE, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 30 GLOBAL DSP IP KEY PLAYERS MARKET SHARES & RANKINGS, BY REVENUE, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 31 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS, 2008 – 2011
TABLE 32 AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES & COLLABORATIONS, 2008 – 2011
TABLE 33 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, 2009 – 2011
TABLE 34 ALTERA CORPORATION: MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCT, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 35 ALTERA CORPORATION: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 36 ALTERA CORPORATION: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 37 ANALOG DEVICES: MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCT & SERVICES, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 38 ANALOG DEVICES: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 39 ANALOG DEVICES: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 40 BROADCOM CORPORATION: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 41 CEVA INC.: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION)
TABLE 42 CEVA INC.: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 43 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR: MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCT, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 44 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION)
TABLE 45 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 46 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 47 LSI CORPORATION: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 48 LSI CORPORATION: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 49 MARVELL: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION)
TABLE 50 MARVELL: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION)
TABLE 51 MIPS TECHNOLOGIES: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 52 MIPS TECHNOLOGIES: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 53 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 54 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 55 QUALCOMM INC.: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 56 QUALCOMM INC.: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 57 RENESAS ELECTRONICS: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS, 2011 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 58 STMICROELECTRONICS: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENT, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 59 STMICROELECTRONICS: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 60 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 61 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2009 – 2010 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 62 TOSHIBA CORPORATION: MARKET REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 63 TOSHIBA CORPORATION: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION) 
TABLE 64 XILINX INC: MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2010 – 2011 ($MILLION) 
  
 
LIST OF FIGURES 
   
FIGURE 1 DSP MARKETS COVERED TREE STRUCTURE
FIGURE 2 DSP MARKET CLASSIFICATION
FIGURE 3 DSP MARKET RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
FIGURE 4 DSP MARKET CRACKDOWN STRATEGY
FIGURE 5 DSP MARKET OVERVIEW
FIGURE 6 SAMPLING A WAVEFORM FOR DSP
FIGURE 7 BLOCK DIAGRAM OF A DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR, DSP
FIGURE 8 BLOCK DIAGRAM OF A DSP DESIGNER
FIGURE 9 KEY COMPONENT BLOCKS INSIDE A DSP
FIGURE 10 DSP INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
FIGURE 11 CLASSIFICATION OF DSP ALLIED INDUSTRY SEGMENTS
FIGURE 12 DSP TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES EDA ROADMAP
FIGURE 13 CLASSIFICATION OF DSP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MARKET
FIGURE 14 DSP CORE IP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016 
FIGURE 15 STANDARD DSP CORE IP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 16 CUSTOMIZABLE DSP CORE IP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 17 DSP ASIC CORE IP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016 
FIGURE 18 DSP PROGRAMMABLE CORE IP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 19 DSP MARKET ANALYSIS TREE STRUCTURE
FIGURE 20 GLOBAL DSP & SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET REVENUE, 2006 – 2016 ($BILLION)
FIGURE 21 GLOBAL DSP MARKET REVENUE ($BILLION) & VOLUME (BILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016 
FIGURE 22 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF DRIVERS
FIGURE 23 INCREASING MOBILE DATA TRAFFIC (EXABYTES/MONTH)
FIGURE 24 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF RESTRAINTS
FIGURE 25 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF OPPORTUNITIES
FIGURE 26 DSP PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT (1982 – 2010)
FIGURE 27 DSP PATENT ANALYSIS, BY GEOGRAPHY
FIGURE 28 CLASSIFICATION OF DSP MARKET BY DESIGN ARCHITECTURE
FIGURE 29 DSP IMPLEMENTATION SPECTRUM
FIGURE 30 GENERAL PURPOSE DSP IC MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 31 APPLICATION SPECIFIC DSP IC MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 32 PROGRAMMABLE DSP IC MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 33 STANDARD DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016 
FIGURE 34 EMBEDDED DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016 
FIGURE 35 SINGLE-CORE DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016 
FIGURE 36 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE OF A TYPICAL MULTI-CORE DSP PLATFORM
FIGURE 37 INTERCONNECT TYPES OF MULTI-CORE DSP ARCHITECTURES – (A) HIERARCHICAL NETWORK & (B) MESH NETWORK
FIGURE 38 MULTI-CORE DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016 
FIGURE 39 DSP SYSTEM-ON-CHIPS MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 - 2016
FIGURE 40 CLASSIFICATION OF DSP MARKET BY APPLICATION
FIGURE 41 SHARE OF END USER VERTICALS IN DSP REVENUE, 2011 ($MILLION)
FIGURE 42 SHARE OF END USER VERTICALS IN DSP VOLUME, 2011 (MILLION UNITS) 
FIGURE 43 SUB-CLASSIFICATION OF DSP MARKET, COMPUTERS SECTOR
FIGURE 44 COMPUTER SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 45 SUPER COMPUTERS: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 46 MAINFRAME COMPUTERS & COMPUTER SERVERS: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 47 PERSONAL COMPUTERS: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 48 COMPUTER PERIPHERALS: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 49 DSP MARKET IN ICT SECTOR
FIGURE 50 ICT SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016 
FIGURE 51 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 52 MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 53 SURVEILLANCE APPLICATIONS: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 54 VOIP APPLICATIONS: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 55 DSP MARKET IN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SECTOR
FIGURE 56 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 57 SMARTPHONES: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 58 CAMERAS AND PROJECTORS: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 59 PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYERS: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 60 SET-TOP BOXES & DIGITAL TV: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 61 DVD, BLU-RAY PLAYERS AND HOME AUDIO SYSTEMS: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 62 FAX, PRINTER AND PHOTOCOPY MACHINES: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 63 WHITE GOODS: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 64 SUB-CLASSIFICATION OF DSP MARKET, AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
FIGURE 65 AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 66 AUTOMOTIVE BODY ELECTRONICS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 67 AUTOMOTIVE INFOTAINMENT APPLICATIONS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 68 AUTOMOTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 69 AUTOMOTIVE SENSORS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 70 CLASSIFICATION OF DSP MARKET, INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
FIGURE 71 INDUSTRIAL SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 72 SOLID STATE & ELECTRO-MECHANICAL INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016 
FIGURE 73 INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION APPLICATIONS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 74 INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 75 INDUSTRIAL DSP SENSORS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 76 CLASSIFICATION OF DSP MARKET, MILITARY, AEROSPACE & DEFENSE SECTOR
FIGURE 77 DSP MARKET IN MILITARY, DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE SECTOR REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 78 DSP BASED FIELD PROGRAMMABLE ARRAY APPLICATIONS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016 
FIGURE 79 RAD-HARD ASIC & FPGA DSP: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME, 2010 – 2016 (MILLION UNITS)
FIGURE 80 CLASSIFICATION OF DSP MARKET, MEDICAL SECTOR
FIGURE 81 MEDICAL SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 82 MEDICAL TELEMETRY DEVICES: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 83 HIGH VOLTAGE MEDICAL DEVICES: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 84 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 85 BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 86 CLASSIFICATION OF DSP MARKET, RF & OTHER SECTORS
FIGURE 87 RF & OTHERS SECTOR: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 88 RF DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 89 SIGE AND BICMOS BASED PRODUCTS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 90 RADAR COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 91 OSCILLOSCOPE AND ANALYZER APPLICATIONS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 92 NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 93 CLASSIFICATION OF DSP MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY
FIGURE 94 DSP MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2010 – 2016 (%)
FIGURE 95 DSP MARKET VOLUME, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2010 – 2016 (%)
FIGURE 96 NORTH AMERICA: DSP MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 97 EUROPE: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 98 JAPAN: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 99 APAC (EXCLUDING JAPAN): DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 100 ROW: DSP MARKET REVENUE (MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2010 – 2016
FIGURE 101 GLOBAL DSP KEY PLAYERS MARKET SHARES, 2009 – 2010
FIGURE 102 DSP IP MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS, 2009 – 2010
FIGURE 103 APPLE IPAD BILL OF MATERIALS (ESTIMATED), 2010

In 2011, the global DSP market stood at $6.2 billion, while the global semiconductor industry revenue was at $315 billion. The global DSP market revenue was estimated to grow to $9.58 billion in 2016, at a CAGR of 9.09%.

The global DSP market’s value chain has grown to a vast network of several players involved in various segments of the value chain today. There have been tremendous changes in the landscape of the DSP industry value chain with several developments in all the segments such as fabless, Fab, IDM, assembly and IP segments. The global DSP IP market is one of the fastest growing value chain segments and is expected to grow from $75.38 million in 2011 to $195.00 million in 2016 at a CAGR of 20.94%, which is faster than the overall semiconductor IP market CAGR of 17.32% from 2011 to 2016.

DSPs have found their use in endless number of end user applications pertaining to all the major end user verticals in the world over the years. The DSP market in the Computers, ICT, Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Industrial, Military-Aerospace & Defense, Medical, RF and Others End user verticals is expected to grow.

The global DSP market is well diversified across all the major geographical regions. Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) holds the largest share in DSP revenues and volumes. Owing to the low labor costs, huge market potential and flexible government policies, the revenue share from Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at a faster rate than other geographical regions.

Global Digital Signal Processors (DSP) Market revenue share by application end user verticals ($million), 2011

The percentage share or split-up of the global DSP market revenue according to the major end user verticals is illustrated in the figure above.