India, with growing semiconductor consumption and acceleration in electronics manufacturing activities, and with the setting up of EMS shops, is destined to emerge as an important semiconductor manufacturing location, according to a new research by In-Stat, a market research firm.
India is one of the fastest growing semiconductor-consuming markets in the world, and the rise of the middle class is driving the consumer market in India at an astounding pace.
"The semiconductor ecosystem, which is currently dominated by design services and embedded software, will be in place by 2010 with the setting up of planned semiconductor manufacturing facilities," says Mayank Jain, In-Stat analyst. "Thus, by 2010, India will have the entire semiconductor industry in place, and will be in the reckoning among other Asian semiconductor manufacturing countries."
In-Stat says the market for semiconductors in India was valued at $1.18 billion in 2005 and is forecast to reach $3.09 billion by 2010. "Television sets lead semiconductor consumption in the consumer segment. By 2010, communications is anticipated to be the major contributor to semiconductor consumption," Mr Jain said.
The research firm’s contention appears to be borne out by plans announced by some companies in India. The biggest such project is by SemIndia, which is planning to set up a semiconductor manufacturing complex in Hyderabad.
Digital storage
On the digital storage front, more consumers today are looking to network attached storage (NAS) as a way to manage the exploding volume of digital media they are acquiring. From digital photos and video to content purchased online, consumers are looking not only to more traditional storage solutions such as USB hard drives, but to the more evolved NAS solutions that are becoming available at attractive price points, according to ABI Research.
"There are a number of competing alternatives for centralised storage and management of content," it says. "ABI Research believes game consoles and Media Centre PCs will outnumber NAS devices for media management by a large margin, but for those looking for low-cost content storage and management solutions, NAS will continue to grow as a viable option."
Part of the reason for the growing interest in NAS devices is the technology’s rapidly declining price points. This decrease in pricing and increase in overall functionality has been driven by the emergence of NAS-on-chip processors from vendors such as Marvell and Agere. These devices are specifically designed to handle tasks for advanced media management.
India is one of the fastest growing semiconductor-consuming markets in the world, and the rise of the middle class is driving the consumer market in India at an astounding pace.
"The semiconductor ecosystem, which is currently dominated by design services and embedded software, will be in place by 2010 with the setting up of planned semiconductor manufacturing facilities," says Mayank Jain, In-Stat analyst. "Thus, by 2010, India will have the entire semiconductor industry in place, and will be in the reckoning among other Asian semiconductor manufacturing countries."
In-Stat says the market for semiconductors in India was valued at $1.18 billion in 2005 and is forecast to reach $3.09 billion by 2010. "Television sets lead semiconductor consumption in the consumer segment. By 2010, communications is anticipated to be the major contributor to semiconductor consumption," Mr Jain said.
The research firm’s contention appears to be borne out by plans announced by some companies in India. The biggest such project is by SemIndia, which is planning to set up a semiconductor manufacturing complex in Hyderabad.
Digital storage
On the digital storage front, more consumers today are looking to network attached storage (NAS) as a way to manage the exploding volume of digital media they are acquiring. From digital photos and video to content purchased online, consumers are looking not only to more traditional storage solutions such as USB hard drives, but to the more evolved NAS solutions that are becoming available at attractive price points, according to ABI Research.
"There are a number of competing alternatives for centralised storage and management of content," it says. "ABI Research believes game consoles and Media Centre PCs will outnumber NAS devices for media management by a large margin, but for those looking for low-cost content storage and management solutions, NAS will continue to grow as a viable option."
Part of the reason for the growing interest in NAS devices is the technology’s rapidly declining price points. This decrease in pricing and increase in overall functionality has been driven by the emergence of NAS-on-chip processors from vendors such as Marvell and Agere. These devices are specifically designed to handle tasks for advanced media management.