The cellular handset has been going through a complete evolution in the last few years, keeping handset chipmakers on their toes while they attempt to forecast what will be the next big thing. When a technology does take the fancy of consumers and carriers, history shows us that the content of a handset can change quickly. For example, cameras in phones went from zero to over 150 million in just two years. Other technologies can, and will, move just as fast.

This report focuses on the trends that are quickly changing the handset makeup, and how these changes translate into component revenues. Estimates and five-year forecasts (units and revenues) are included for application processors, GPS, MPEG-4 encoders/decoders, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and camera image sensors. In addition, trends and forecasts for the main handset components are included, with coverage of RF/IF, Baseband (analog & digital), flash memory, SRAM, Codec/Audio, power management and semiconductor discretes. For each category, units, revenues and ASP's are included, as are break-outs for each air-interface technology. The air-interface breakouts for this report include CDMA2000 1X RTT, CDMA2000 1X EV-DO, TDMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, PDC, PHS, and W-CDMA (UMTS). Forecasts and historical data are included from 2003 to 2008.