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Application Processor Market by Device Type (Mobile Phones, PC Tablets, Smart Wearables, and Automotive ADAS & Infotainment Systems), Core Type (Octa-core, Hexa-core, Quad-core, Dual-core, and Single-core), Industry, and Geography - Global Forecast to 2023

November 2018 | 113 pages | ID: A453F9D29D9EN
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High demand for application processors for smartphone applications driving growth of market

The application processor market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.63% from 2018 to 2023, to reach USD 38.2 billion by 2023 from USD 29.0 billion in 2018. High demand for application processors for use in smartphones is one of the major factors fueling the growth of this market. However, intense market competition and short life cycles of consumer electronic products are the main challenging factors companies operating in this market face.

Application processor market for automotive industry to witness significant growth during forecast period

The application processor market for the automotive industry is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period. Increasing demand for automotive ADAS is one of the key factors responsible for the growing requirement for application processors in the automotive industry. The rise in demand for ADAS can be attributed to the increasing consumer demand for safe, efficient, and convenient driving experience. Besides, various governments are introducing mandates and regulations for increasing safety features in vehicles with an intention of curbing road accidents.

Application processor market in APAC to witness significant growth during forecast period

Among all regions, the application processor market in APAC is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. China, India, and Vietnam are some of the major contributors to the growth of the market in APAC. High demand for application processors from the consumer electronics industry, especially smartphones, feature phones, and PC tablets, is fueling the growth of the market in this region.

In the process of determining and verifying the market size for several segments and subsegments gathered through secondary research, extensive primary interviews have been conducted with key officials in the application processor market. Following is the breakup of the profiles of primary participants for the report.
  • By Company Type: Tier 1 – 35 %, Tier 2 – 45%, and Tier 3 – 20%
  • By Designation: C-Level Executives – 35%, Directors – 25%, and Others – 40%
  • By Region: North America – 45%, Europe – 20%, APAC – 30%, and RoW – 5%
The report profiles key players in the application processor market and analyzes their market rankings. Players profiled in this report are Qualcomm (US), Apple (US), Samsung Electronics (South Korea), Xiaomi (China), MediaTek (Taiwan), HiSilicon Technologies (China), Spreadtrum Communications (China), NXP Semiconductors (Netherlands), Texas Instruments (US), NVIDIA (US), Toshiba (Japan), Renesas Electronics (Japan), Ingenic semiconductor (China), LG Electronics (US), Garmin (Switzerland), Fossil (US), Lenovo (China), OPPO Electronics (China), Embitel (India), and Nokia (Finland).

Research Coverage

This report segments the application processor market by core type, device type, industry, and geography. The report also describes major drivers, challenges, and opportunities pertaining to this market, as well as includes value chain and market ranking analyses.

Reasons to Buy This Report

The report will help leaders/new entrants in the application processor market in the following ways:

1. The report segments the application processor market comprehensively and provides the closest market size estimation for all subsegments across regions.
2. The report will help stakeholders understand the pulse of the market and provide them with information on key drivers, challenges, and opportunities pertaining to the application processor market.
3. The report will help stakeholders understand their competitors better and gain insights to improve their position in the application processor market. The competitive landscape section describes the competitor ecosystem.
1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 STUDY OBJECTIVES
1.2 DEFINITION
1.3 STUDY SCOPE
  1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED
  1.3.2 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE
  1.3.3 YEARS CONSIDERED
1.4 CURRENCY
1.5 LIMITATIONS
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.1 RESEARCH DATA
  2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA
    2.1.1.1 Secondary sources
  2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA
    2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources
    2.1.2.2 Key industry insights
    2.1.2.3 Breakdown of primaries
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION
  2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
  2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION
2.4 ASSUMPTIONS FOR RESEARCH STUDY

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS

4.1 ATTRACTIVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET
4.2 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET VOLUME
4.3 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY DEVICE TYPE
4.4 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN APAC, BY COUNTRY AND INDUSTRY
4.5 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY CORE TYPE
4.6 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY COUNTRY (2018)

5 MARKET OVERVIEW

5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 MARKET DYNAMICS
  5.2.1 DRIVERS
    5.2.1.1 High demand for application processors in smartphone industry
    5.2.1.2 High adoption of octa-core application processors
    5.2.1.3 Increasing penetration of application processors in automotive industry
  5.2.2 OPPORTUNITIES
    5.2.2.1 Increasing implementation of artificial intelligence in mobile devices
    5.2.2.2 Growing demand for connected communication devices in developing countries
  5.2.3 CHALLENGES
    5.2.3.1 Intense Competition
    5.2.3.2 Short life cycle of consumer electronic products
5.3 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS

6 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY DEVICE TYPE

6.1 INTRODUCTION
6.2 MOBILE PHONES
  6.2.1 APPLICATIONS IN SMARTPHONES WILL DRIVE OCTA-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSORS MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD
6.3 PC Table TS AND E-READERS
  6.3.1 DEMAND FOR DUAL-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSORS IS DECREASING DUE TO RISING PENETRATION OF QUAD-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSORS
6.4 SMART WEARABLES
  6.4.1 DUAL-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSORS ARE MOST COMMONLY USED PROCESSORS IN SMART WEARABLES
6.5 AUTOMOTIVE ADAS AND INFOTAINMENT DEVICES
  6.5.1 PENETRATION OF QUAD-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSORS IS EXPECTED TO RISE IN AUTOMOTIVE ADAS AND INFOTAINMENT DEVICES DURING FORECAST PERIOD

7 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY CORE TYPE

7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.2 OCTA-CORE
  7.2.1 MOBILE PHONES IS MAJOR APPLICATION AREA FOR OCTA-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSORS
7.3 HEXA-CORE
  7.3.1 IPHONES DRIVING THE GROWTH OF HEXA-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET
7.4 QUAD-CORE
  7.4.1 MOBILE PHONES AND PC Table TS ARE MAJOR APPLICATION AREAS OF QUAD-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSORS
7.5 DUAL-CORE
  7.5.1 RISING DEMAND FOR DUAL-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSORS IN SMART WEARABLES TO BOOST GROWTH OF MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD
7.6 SINGLE-CORE
  7.6.1 FEATURE PHONES IS ONE OF THE MAJOR APPLICATION AREAS OF SINGLE-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSORS

8 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY INDUSTRY

8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
  8.2.1 MOBILE PHONE SEGMENT DOMINATES IN APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
8.3 AUTOMOTIVE
  8.3.1 GROWIND DEMAND FOR ADAS BOOSTING THE GROWTH OF APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

9 GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS

9.1 INTRODUCTION
9.2 NORTH AMERICA
  9.2.1 US
    9.2.1.1 Automotive industry to boost the growth of application processor market in the US
  9.2.2 CANADA
    9.2.2.1 Increasing safety awareness among consumers and rising demand for safe, efficient, and convenient driving experience to positively impact application processor market in Canada
  9.2.3 MEXICO
    9.2.3.1 Mexico’s automotive industry is growing due to the availability of cheap labor and lenient restrictions on manufacturing and licensing operations
9.3 EUROPE
  9.3.1 IN 2017 GERMANY AND RUSSIA DOMINATED THE APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN EUROPE
9.4 ASIA PACIFIC
  9.4.1 CHINA
    9.4.1.1 Presence of manufacturing plants of a number of leading consumer electronics companies creates high demand for application processors in China
  9.4.2 JAPAN
    9.4.2.1 Rising requirement for ADAS is expected to drive the growth of application processor market in Japan
  9.4.3 INDIA
    9.4.3.1 Growing number of mobile phone manufacturers setting up manufacturing facilities in india is boosting the growth of application processor market in India
  9.4.4 SOUTH KOREA
    9.4.4.1 Consumer electronics industry to dominate the application processor market in South Korea during the forecast period
  9.4.5 VIETNAM
    9.4.5.1 Vietnam has thriving consumer electronics industry that witnesses high demand for application processors for mobile phone manufacturing
  9.4.6 INDONESIA
    9.4.6.1 The application processor market in Indonesia is dominated by the consumer electronics industry
  9.4.7 REST OF APAC
9.5 REST OF THE WORLD

10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

10.1 OVERVIEW
10.2 MARKET RANKING ANALYSIS: APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET
10.3 COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS AND TRENDS
  10.3.1 PRODUCT LAUNCHES
  10.3.2 AGREEMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS
  10.3.3 EXPANSIONS

11 COMPANY PROFILES

(Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, and MnM View)*

11.1 KEY PLAYERS
  11.1.1 QUALCOMM
  11.1.2 APPLE
  11.1.3 MEDIATEK
  11.1.4 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
  11.1.5 XIAOMI
  11.1.6 HISILICON TECHNOLOGIES
  11.1.7 SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS
  11.1.8 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS
  11.1.9 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
  11.1.10 NVIDIA
11.2 OTHER COMPANIES
  11.2.1 TOSHIBA
  11.2.2 RENESAS ELECTRONICS
  11.2.3 INGENIC SEMICONDUCTOR
  11.2.4 LG ELECTRONICS
  11.2.5 GARMIN
  11.2.6 FOSSIL
  11.2.7 LENOVO
  11.2.8 OPPO ELECTRONICS
  11.2.9 EMBITEL
  11.2.10 NOKIA

*Details on Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, and MnM View might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.

12 APPENDIX

12.1 INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS
12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE
12.3 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS’ SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL
12.4 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS
12.5 RELATED REPORTS
12.6 AUTHOR DETAILS

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY DEVICE TYPE, 2015–2023 (USD BILLION)
Table 2 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET FOR MOBILE PHONES, BY CORE TYPE, 2015–2023 (USD BILLION)
Table 3 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET FOR PC Table TS AND E-READERS, BY CORE TYPE, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 4 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET FOR SMART WEARABLES, BY CORE TYPE, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 5 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET FOR AUTOMOTIVE ADAS AND INFOTAINMENT DEVICES, BY CORE TYPE, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 6 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY CORE-TYPE, 2015–2023 (USD BILLION)
Table 7 OCTA-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY DEVICE TYPE, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 8 HEXA-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY DEVICE TYPE, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 9 QUAD-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY DEVICE TYPE, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 10 DUAL-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY DEVICE TYPE, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 11 SINGLE-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY DEVICE TYPE, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 12 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD BILLION)
Table 13 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 14 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 15 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD BILLION)
Table 16 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY COUNTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 17 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 18 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN US, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 19 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKETIN CANADA, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 20 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN MEXICO, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 21 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN EUROPE, BY COUNTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 22 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN EUROPE, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 23 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN APAC, BY COUNTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 24 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN APAC, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 25 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN CHINA, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 26 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN JAPAN, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 27 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN INDIA, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 28 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN SOUTH KOREA, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 29 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN VIETNAM, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 30 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN INDONESIA, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 31 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN REST OF APAC, BY INDUSTRY, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 32 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN ROW, BY REGION, 2015–2023 (USD MILLION)
Table 33 PRODUCT LAUNCHES, 2018
Table 34 AGREEMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS, 2017–2018
Table 35 EXPANSIONS, 2017–2018

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
Figure 2 PROCESS FLOW: APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION
Figure 3 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN
Figure 4 DATA TRIANGULATION
Figure 5 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET (2015–2023)
Figure 6 MOBILE PHONES TO DOMINATE APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD
Figure 7 OCTA-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSORS TO HOLD LARGEST SIZE OF APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET THROUGHOUT FORCAST PERIOD
Figure 8 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY INDUSTRY (2018 VS. 2023): CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TO HOLD LARGER MARKET SHARE THAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY THROUGHOUT FORECAST PERIOD
Figure 9 APAC ACCOUNTED FOR LARGEST SHARE OF APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN 2017
Figure 10 INCREASING DEMAND FOR APPLICATION PROCESSOR IN APAC DRIVING MARKET GROWTH
Figure 11 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET (BILLION UNITS)
Figure 12 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET FOR SMART WEARABLES TO GROW AT HIGHEST CAGR DURING FORECAST PERIOD
Figure 13 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TO HOLD LARGEST SHARE OF APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN APAC BY 2023
Figure 14 DUAL-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET TO GROW AT HIGHEST CAGR FROM 2018 TO 2023
Figure 15 CHINA TO HOLD LARGEST SHARE OF APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN 2018
Figure 16 HIGH DEMAND FOR APPLICATION PROCESSORS FROM SMARTPHONE INDUSTRY DRIVES APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET
Figure 17 GLOBAL SMARTPHONE SHIPMENTS, 2014–2017 (BILLION UNITS)
Figure 18 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS: MAJOR VALUE ADDITION DURING APPLICATION PROCESSOR MANUFACTURING STAGE
Figure 19 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY DEVICE TYPE
Figure 20 SMART WEARABLES SEGMENT TO WITNESS HIGHEST GROWTH IN APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET DURING FORECAST PERIOD
Figure 21 DUAL-CORE PROCESSORS TO HOLD LARGEST SHARE OF APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET FOR AUTOMOTIVE ADAS AND INFOTAINMENT DEVICES BY 2023
Figure 22 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY CORE-TYPE
Figure 23 OCTA-CORE PROCESSORS TO HOLD LARGEST SHARE OF APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET BY 2023
Figure 24 MOBILE PHONES TO HOLD LARGEST SHARE OF DUAL-CORE APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET BY 2023
Figure 25 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, BY INDUSTRY
Figure 26 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY TO HOLD LARGEST SHARE OF APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET BY 2023
Figure 27 APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN NORTH AMERICA TO WITNESS HIGHEST GROWTH DURING FORECAST PERIOD
Figure 28 GEOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT (2018–2023): APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN INDIA TO WITNESS HIGHEST GROWTH DURING FORECAST PERIOD
Figure 29 SNAPSHOT OF APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA
Figure 30 SNAPSHOT OF APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN EUROPE
Figure 31 SNAPSHOT OF APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET IN ASIA PACIFIC
Figure 32 MARKET RANKING OF KEY PLAYERS IN APPLICATION PROCESSOR MARKET, 2017
Figure 33 QUALCOMM: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Figure 34 APPLE: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Figure 35 MEDIATEK: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Figure 36 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Figure 37 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Figure 38 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Figure 39 NVIDIA: COMPANY SNAPSHOT


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