05 decade analog chip manufacturers ranked unchanged TI lead

Market research company Databeans Inc. said the day before 2005, TI (TI) will consolidate its leading position in the market of chip simulation. Analog chip market is expected to grow 2% in 2005 than in 2004, from $31 billion 370 million to $31 billion 920 million.

Databeans company said 2005 data based on its main Simulated company performance report has not yet been made public. One sign of the maturity of the market is that in 2005, the 10 largest companies in the market were ranked in exactly the same way as in the year of 2004, even though the performance of the companies was different.

The best performance ranked first in TI, its analog chip sales growth of 21%, reaching $5 billion 260 million. The third highest ranked Infineon is the worst performance, its 2005 analog chip sales fell by $2 billion 700 million to $12%. The top 10 manufacturers ranked TI, STMicroelectronics, Infineon, PHILPS, ADI (ADI), national semiconductor, maxim (Maxim), Corporation (Linear), Freescale and Toshiba Carle. If TI's 2005 sales are expected to grow, its market share will rise from 13.9% in 2004 to $16.5%. Databeans pointed out that the new product and a huge sales force is the main reason for TI in 2005 achieved good results. TI's sales force is five or six times the number of its competitors.