EETimes, 11/17/2010 7:12 PM EST
SAN FRANCISCO—Fourth quarter analog semiconductor revenue is projected to be roughly $10.3 billion, a decline of 7 percent compared to the third quarter, according to the latest forecast from market research firm Databeans Inc.
Databeans (Reon, Nev.) projects that the analog market will rebound slightly in the first quarter of 2011 to reach slightly more than $10.6 billion globally.
As a whole, pricing will remain consistent and even with additional capacity coming online, Databeans said. There should be little change in pricing from 2010 going into 2011 as most of the realized cost for analog is in design and not necessarily in manufacturing, according to the firm.
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