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RFMD and Skyworks still dominate the PA market
Gartner Dataquest’s annual look at who sits where in the market for wireless handset PAs reveals that RFMD and Skyworks are still outstripping the competition
Gartner Dataquest’s report "Wireless Communications Semiconductor Competitive Market Shares for 2002," has placed RF Micro Devices as the industry s number one provider of PAs (MMICs and modules combined) for wireless handsets based on 2002 revenues, with Skyworks Solutions the number one module supplier.
Gartner has estimated that the worldwide PA market in 2002 was approximately $1.09 billion, a rise of about $173 million over the 2001 figure. RFMD held approximately a 35% share in 2002, a significant increase on the 26% share it had in 2001.