February 6, 2012 -- The report "Global Digital Signal Processors (DSP) Market by Intellectual Property (IP), Design Architecture & Applications (2011-2016)" defines and segments the global digital signal processors (DSPs) market with analysis and forecasting of the global volumes, shipments and revenues. It also identifies driving and restraining factors for the gigantic global market with analysis of trends, opportunities, winning imperatives and challenges. The market is fully segmented and revenues and volumes are forecasted on the basis of major geographies such as North America, Europe, Japan, Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of the World (ROW).

The global DSP market by revenue is estimated to grow from $6.20 billion in 2011 to $9.58 billion in 2016 at a CAGR of 9.09%. The percentage share of DSP industry in the global semiconductor revenue was approximately between 1% and 3% over the years, and it currently stands at 1.97% in 2011. The rising demand of DSPs in the wireless infrastructure sector is one of the most prominent reasons for its growth. Rising trend of several advanced performance technologies like DSP based SOCs is another reason accountable for significant growth potential in the DSP market.

Various secondary sources such as directories and databases have been used to identify and collect useful information for this study. The primary sources, selected experts from related industries and selected suppliers, have been interviewed to obtain and verify critical information as well as to assess the future prospects.

The report also classifies the global DSP market by various types of classifications including classification by design architecture intellectual property, end user applications, product segments, and geographies. The market estimates and forecasts of each of the individual sections, segments and classifications are given in extensive detail.