Smartphone Apps Processor Revenue to Reach $30 Billion in 2018 says Strategy Analytics

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According to , Senior Analyst, the smartphone applications processor market will be boosted by , and . Strategy Analytics forecasts that stand-alone applications processor penetration in smartphones will drop to 28 percent in 2018 from 38 percent in 2012. This can be attributed to an increased push from integrated vendors such as and . Multi-core penetration in smartphone applications processors is forecast to rise from 50 percent in 2012 to almost 100 percent in 2018, by Strategy Analytics estimates.

According to , "Strategy Analytics forecasts that the in smartphone applications processors will rise from 3 percent in 2013 to approximately 75 percent in 2018. , and among others will drive this growth. Strategy Analytics believes that 64-bit chip adoption will be somewhat slower than multi-core chip adoption in smartphones as the required software ecosystem transition is likely to take time."

According to of the Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies service, "Strategy Analytics forecasts in smartphones will drop to 83 percent in 2018 from almost 100 percent in 2012. This can be attributed to concerted efforts by Intel in smartphones combined with the company's lead in 14 nm and beyond process technologies. Strategy Analytics believes that upcoming 3G / 4G integrated products from could lift the company's smartphone applications processor share in the near-term."

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