The universal serial bus (USB) continued its success in 2006, with over two billion devices shipping in the PC, PC peripheral, consumer electronics (CE), communications, and automotive segments. And this growth is expected to continue, with nearly four billion USB-enabled devices expected to ship in 2011.

In 2006, PCs and PC peripherals saw continued transition to high-speed USB. The CE segment has seen continued adoption of USB in digital cameras, portable digital audio players, and set-top boxes. In the communications segment, mobile phones continued to adopt full-speed USB as an interconnect in large numbers in 2006.

Wireless USB is the biggest news currently in the USB world. Based on Ultrawideband technology, wireless USB backers are attempting to replace the USB cables on the PC desktop, as well as facilitate temporary connections between mobile and fixed devices, such as digital still cameras and printers. The first WUSB devices are expected to ship in mid-2007.

This report contains five-year forecasts for the penetration of low- and full-speed USB, high-speed USB, and wireless USB into 44 separate applications. Five-year forecasts for average selling prices for USB host controllers, peripheral controllers, hub controllers, and wireless USB chip and module solutions are also provided, in addition to brief profiles of major USB silicon and IP suppliers.

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  
  
• Introduction
  
  
  • Low-Speed and Full-Speed USB
    
    
  • High-Speed USB
    
    
  • USB On-The-Go
    
    
  • Next-Generation Wired USB?
    
    
  • Wireless USB and Ultrawideband
    
    
    • Background
      
      
    • Regulatory
      
      
    • Certified WUSB Products and UWB
      
      
    • Wireless Association Model
      
      
  • Other Wireless Solutions
    
    
    • Wi-Fi
      
      
    • Bluetooth 3.0 - Bluetooth over UWB
      
      
    • WiNet
      
      
  • WUSB and Microsoft
    
    
  • USB Chip ASP Forecasts
    
    
• Survey Responses on USB Usage
  
  
  • Residential Technology Survey
    
    
    • Do any of your home PCs have a USB port?
      
      
    • What devices do you connect to your USB port?
      
      
  • Web-based Survey
    
    
    • Do any of your home PCs have a USB port?
      
      
    • What devices do you connect to your USB port?
      
      
• Applications and Forecasts
  
  
  • PCs
    
    
    • Desktop PCs
      
      
    • Notebook PCs
      
      
    • Discrete Host Controllers
      
      
    • Wireless USB PC Dongles
      
      
    • Summary
      
      
  • PC Peripherals
    
    
    • Ink Jet and Laser Printers
      
      
    • Multifunction Peripherals
      
      
    • Scanners
      
      
    • Web Cameras
      
      
    • External Hard Disk Drives
      
      
    • External Optical Writers
      
      
    • Standalone Flash Card Readers
      
      
    • Hubs
      
      
    • Keyboards and Mice
      
      
    • Gamepads and Joysticks
      
      
    • USB Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Adaptors
      
      
    • USB Flash Drives
      
      
    • USB PC Speakers
      
      
    • Summary
      
      
  • Consumer Electronics
    
    
    • Digital Still Cameras
      
      
    • Digital Camcorders
      
      
    • Digital Televisions
      
      
    • Personal Digital Assistants
      
      
    • Set Top Boxes
      
      
    • Standalone PVRs
      
      
    • Portable Digital Media Players
      
      
    • Video Game Consoles
      
      
    • Handheld Game Consoles
      
      
    • DVD Recorders
      
      
    • DVD Players
      
      
    • Blue Laser DVD Recorders
      
      
    • Blue Laser DVD Players
      
      
    • A/V Receivers
      
      
    • Summary
      
      
  • Communications
    
    
    • Mobile Phones
      
      
    • External Cable and DSL Modems and Gateways
      
      
    • Summary
      
      
  • Automotive
    
    
  • Forecast Summary
    
    
• USB Silicon and IP Suppliers
  
  
  • Agere (LSI)
    
    
  • Alereon
    
    
  • Artimi
    
    
  • Cypress Semiconductor
    
    
  • Focus Enhancements
    
    
  • Intel
    
    
  • NEC
    
    
  • NXP Semiconductor
    
    
  • Oxford Semiconductor
    
    
  • Realtek
    
    
  • Staccato Communications
    
    
  • Standard Microsystems
    
    
  • Synopsys
    
    
  • Texas Instruments
    
    
  • WiLinx
    
    
  • WiQuest
    
    
  • Wisair
    
    
• Methodology
  
  
  • Methodology for General Consumer Survey
    
    
  • Web-based Survey
    
    
• Glossary
  
  
• Related In-Stat Reports