Abstract
Audio power amplifiers, which are the focus subject of this report, are
electronic amplifiers that improve the strength of very low-power audio
signals to a level suitable for driving speakers or headphones. It does this
by taking energy from a power supply and controlling the output to match the
input signal shape but with larger amplitude. This is typically the final
stage in an audio playback signal chain.
Databeans segments audio power amplifiers into class AB and class D products
which combined accounted for an estimated $752 million or 32 percent of the
$2.4 billion special purpose consumer analog segment in 2009. This $2.4
billion total market value is higher than the total for "Consumer Analog"
noted in the above table due to numerous special purpose consumer analog
products used in other market segments outside of the CE market.
Power amplifier circuits are classified as A, B, AB and C for analog designs,
and class D and E for switching designs based upon their conduction angle.
Class AB and class D designs are the most prevalent classes in audio power,
accounting for a combined $765 million in projected 2009 revenue. Databeans
projects that sales of audio power amplifiers will grow 9 percent on average
over the next five years to reach $1.2 billion by 2014 as ASPs decline by 7
percent annually over the same period.
Table of Contents
Significant Findings
- The Consumer Market for Semiconductors
- Consumer Analog
- Audio Power Amplifiers
Regional Forecast
- Americas
- Europe
- Japan
- Asia Pacific
Application Consumption Analysis
- Automotive
- Computers
- Consumer Electronics
- Communications
- Industrial Electronics
Product Analysis
- Class AB Amplifiers
- Class D Amplifiers
- Output Power
- Audio Channels
Supplier Market Share
- Texas Instruments
- STMicroelectronics
- Cirrus Logic
- NXP
- Wolfson Microelectronics
- Rohm
- Toshiba
- ON Semiconductor
- Analog Devices
- National Semiconductor
Methodology
Databeans Market and Product Segmentation Definitions
- Market Segmentation
- Product Segmentation
Table of Figures
- Figure 1: Worldwide Consumer Semiconductor Revenue Forecast
- Figure 2: 2009 Worldwide Consumer Semiconductor Revenue Share by Product
- Figure 3: Worldwide Special Purpose Consumer Analog Revenue Forecast by
Product
- Figure 4: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Market Forecast (Revenue, Units,
and ASP)
- Figure 5: 2009 and 2014 Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast
by Region
- Figure 6: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Region
- Figure 7: Americas Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast
- Figure 8: Europe Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast
- Figure 9: Japan Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast
- Figure 10: Asia Pacific Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast
- Figure 11: 2009 Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Share by Market
Segment
- Figure 12: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Market
Segment
- Figure 13: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Computer
Application
- Figure 14: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Share by Consumer
Application
- Figure 15: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Figure 16: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by
Communications Application
- Figure 17: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Market Forecast (Revenue, Units,
and ASP)
- Figure 18: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Market Forecast (Revenue, Units,
and ASP)
- Figure 19: 2009 and 2014 Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Share by
Output Power
- Figure 20: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Output Power
- Figure 21: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Number of
Channels
- Figure 22: 2009 and 2014 Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Share by
Number of Channels
- Figure 23: 2008 Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Share by Supplier
- Table 1: Worldwide Consumer Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
- Table 2: Worldwide Special Purpose Consumer Analog Revenue Forecast by
Product
- Table 3: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Market Forecast (Revenue, Units,
and ASP)
- Table 4: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Region
- Table 5: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Market Segment
- Table 6: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast for Automotive
by Product Type
- Table 7: Worldwide Automotive Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
- Table 8: Worldwide Automotive Electronics Shipment Forecast by Application
- Table 9: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Computer
Application
- Table 10: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Computer
Application
- Table 11: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Computer
Application
- Table 12: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Computer
Application
- Table 13: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Computer
Application
- Table 14: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Computer
Application
- Table 15: Worldwide Computer Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
- Table 16: Worldwide Computer Electronics Shipment Forecast by Application
- Table 17: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Table 18: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Table 19: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Table 20: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Table 21: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Table 22: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Table 23: Worldwide Consumer Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
- Table 24: Worldwide Consumer Electronics Shipment Forecast by Application
- Table 25: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by
Communications Application
- Table 26: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Shipment Forecast by
Communications Application
- Table 27: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Communications
Application
- Table 28: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Communications
Application
- Table 29: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Communications
Application
- Table 30: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Communications
Application
- Table 31: Worldwide Communications Electronics Revenue Forecast by
Application
- Table 32: Worldwide Communications Electronics Shipment Forecast by
Application
- Table 33: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast for Industrial
by Product Type
- Table 34: Worldwide Industrial Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
Market
- Table 35: Worldwide Industrial Electronics Shipment Forecast by
Application Market
- Table 36: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Market Forecast (Revenue, Units,
and ASP)
- Table 37: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and
ASP)
- Table 38: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Output Power
- Table 39: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Number of
Channels
- Table 40: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Share by
Supplier
Table of Tables
- Table 1: Worldwide Consumer Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product
- Table 2: Worldwide Special Purpose Consumer Analog Revenue Forecast by
Product
- Table 3: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Market Forecast (Revenue, Units,
and ASP)
- Table 4: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Region
- Table 5: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Market Segment
- Table 6: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast for Automotive
by Product Type
- Table 7: Worldwide Automotive Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
- Table 8: Worldwide Automotive Electronics Shipment Forecast by Application
- Table 9: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Computer
Application
- Table 10: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Computer
Application
- Table 11: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Computer
Application
- Table 12: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Computer
Application
- Table 13: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Computer
Application
- Table 14: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Computer
Application
- Table 15: Worldwide Computer Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
- Table 16: Worldwide Computer Electronics Shipment Forecast by Application
- Table 17: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Table 18: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Table 19: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Table 20: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Table 21: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Table 22: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Consumer
Application
- Table 23: Worldwide Consumer Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
- Table 24: Worldwide Consumer Electronics Shipment Forecast by Application
- Table 25: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by
Communications Application
- Table 26: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Shipment Forecast by
Communications Application
- Table 27: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Communications
Application
- Table 28: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Communications
Application
- Table 29: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Communications
Application
- Table 30: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Shipment Forecast by Communications
Application
- Table 31: Worldwide Communications Electronics Revenue Forecast by
Application
- Table 32: Worldwide Communications Electronics Shipment Forecast by
Application
- Table 33: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast for Industrial
by Product Type
- Table 34: Worldwide Industrial Electronics Revenue Forecast by Application
Market
- Table 35: Worldwide Industrial Electronics Shipment Forecast by
Application Market
- Table 36: Worldwide Class AB Amplifier Market Forecast (Revenue, Units,
and ASP)
- Table 37: Worldwide Class D Amplifier Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and
ASP)
- Table 38: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Output Power
- Table 39: Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Forecast by Number of
Channels
- Table 40: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Audio Power Amplifier Revenue Share by
Supplier
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