Semiconductor industry development strategy analysis
                                                                          Release time ：2004-02-26

   The future will drive what power semiconductor industry exist, analysts two principal point of view. The first kind of view, semiconductor industry needs a new "killer application" to promote market development; Whereas others insist that existing applications such as PC, mobile phones and other products have been enough for a driving force of future semiconductor.

Silicon LaPedus Strategies analyst Mark is the first camp, he thinks strong supporter of semiconductor industry, the need for innovation, and this is the greatest power in promoting development. Mobile phones, digital cameras, DVD, game console and PC for chip industry development is very important, but these products have development very mature, difficult to give industry development brings a huge boost.

However, the next killer application come from? Amazingly, industry insiders. Feldhan Semico that true President Jim fuel cell will be the next killer application. There are other people who think that the handset will become future semiconductor growth source power, mobile devices TV and video service video will promote the future industrial development.

Nokia American branch Wilska Pekka Kari - President claims that 3G will become the next killer application. He joked, "the past killer application is how to kill time."

But also somebody thinks, big, to change of industry with a "killer application" (unlikely killer apply), and some smaller innovation will be in the market "kill level" (wounding is a marketing method applied in the PC industry), especially.

Intel desktop market Fravel competent business Brian that these "kill level application" includes instant messaging, digital image and video services and other PC related business, "in the PC domain, business types varied, I find it hard to use a single killer application to describe these PC related businesses."

Market analysis organization Group technology research service department Meta vice President Steve Kleynhans thinks that end users how to share data service will become a "killer application" level.