Cellular PA and RF Front-End Module Market Share: 2011 and 1H 2012

The growing importance of front-end platforms and multimode, multiband PAs changed the shape of the PA industry in 2011. Skyworks increased its share of the market for RF power amplifiers (PAs) for cellular terminals, increasing its lead on second-ranked RFMD. The market for linear PAs for CDMA / W-CDMA / LTE increased with higher volumes of UMTS smartphones, which helped Avago Tech capture the lead in W-CDMA PA share with its high-performance, best-in-class PAs.

1 Executive Summary
2 Market Share
2.1 Overall Market
2.2 Overall PA Share Rankings
2.3 GGE PAs
2.4 3G / 4G PAs (CDMA, W-CDMA, LTE)
2.5 Multimode, Multiband PAs
2.6 Total Cellular Production
2.7 PA Revenues by Air Interface
2.8 PA Unit Shipments
2.9 RF Front Ends
3 Profiles & Status of PA Suppliers
3.1 Skyworks Solutions
3.1.1 Skyworks' Strategy
3.2 RF Micro Devices
3.2.1 RFMD's Strategy
3.3 TriQuint
3.3.1 TriQuint's Strategy
3.4 Avago Technologies
3.4.1 Avago Technologies' Strategy
3.5 Murata / Renesas Electronics
3.5.1 Renesas' Strategy
3.6 RDA Microelectronics
3.6.1 RDA Micro's Strategy
3.7 ANADIGICS
3.7.1 ANADIGICS' Strategy
3.8 Other PA Vendors
3.9 CMOS PAs
3.9.1 Acco Semi
3.9.2 Amalfi Semi
3.9.3 Black Sand
3.9.4 Dongbu
3.9.5 Fujitsu
3.9.6 Intel
3.9.7 Javelin
3.9.8 Qualcomm
3.9.9 RFAxis
4 Implications for PA Suppliers
5 Glossary
5.1 PA / FEM / Switch
5.2 Filter & Filter Bank
6 Appendix: EUTRA Bands: LTE & WCDMA Frequency Allocations
7 Contact the author of this report