Top Companies
- Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Analog Devices, Inc.
- STMicroelectronics
- Infineon Technologies AG
- ON Semiconductor
- NXP Semiconductors
- Renesas Electronics Corporation
- Microchip Technology Inc.
- Ceva Inc.
- Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

Competitive Intelligence Insights
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Details | Texas Instruments Incorporated |
Company Name | Texas Instruments Incorporated |
Website | www.ti.com |
Business Overview | The company design and manufacture semiconductors that sell to electronics designers and manufacturers all over the world. The company has two reportable segments are Analog and Embedded Processing. The analog products are used in many markets, particularly industrial, automotive and personal electronics. |
Establishment | 1930 |
HQ | Texas, United States |
Sales Regions | China, Europe, Middle East & Africa, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Taiwan, U.S. and Vietnam |
Competitors | NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Microchip Technology Inc., Ceva Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc. |
Contact Information | P.O. Box 660199, Dallas, Texas 75266-0199 Executive offices: 12500 TI Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75243 USA 972-995-2011 |
Products | Power switches such as e-Fuses & hot swap controllers, High-side switch controllers, High-side switches, Ideal diode/ORing controllers, Load switches, Low-side switches, Power muxes, Solid-state relaysAnalog switches & muxesDigital demultiplexers & decodersDigital multiplexers & encodersClock buffersClock generatorsClock jitter cleaners & synchronizersOscillatorsReal-time clocks (RTCs) & timersRF PLLs & synthesizersHigh-speed ADCs (≥10 MSPS)Isolated ADCsPrecision ADCsSpecial function amplifiersComparatorsCurrent-sense amplifiersDifference amplifiersFully differential amplifiersInstrumentation amplifiersActuator driversHalf-bridge driversIsolated gate driversLow-side driversOptical disk driversSolenoid drivers |
Analog Devices, Inc.
Details | Analog Devices, Inc. |
Company Name | Analog Devices, Inc. |
Website | www.analog.com |
Business Overview | Analog Devices, Inc. is a leading a global semiconductor leader dedicated to solving customers most complex engineering challenges. The company specialize in designing, manufacturing, testing, and promoting a diverse range of solutions, encompassing integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems. These offerings harness advanced analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing technologies. The company’s extensive product lineup, profound industry knowledge, and advanced manufacturing capabilities span various domains, including high-performance precision and high-speed mixed-signal technologies, power management, and processing technologies. This encompasses data converters, amplifiers, power management systems, radio frequency (RF) ICs, edge processors, and various sensors. |
Establishment | 1965 |
HQ | Massachusetts, United States |
Sales Regions | North America, Europe, South America, Africa, Asia Pacific, China, and Japan |
Competitors | Infineon Technologies AG, ON Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Microchip Technology Inc., Ceva Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc. |
Contact Information | One Analog Way Wilmington, MA 01887 (781) 935-5565 (800) 262-5643 |
Products | Clock Generation and DistributionCounters, Timers and Delay LinearPhase Locked Loop (PLL) Synthesizer & Translation LoopReal-Time ClocksClock and Data Recovery/RetimingDirect Digital Synthesis (DDS)Oscillator Modules (TCXO, DTCXO, VCXO, XO) Silicon Oscillators |
Analog Switches MultiplexersRF SwitchesRobust Switches and Multiplexers | |
RF Connectorized Modules, System In Package, and InstrumentationRF AmplifiersRF MixersRF Power DetectorsRF Integrated Transmitters, Receivers, and TransceiversRF Switches | |
Battery ManagementSwitching RegulatorsLED Driver ICµModule RegulatorsInductorless (Charge Pump) DC/DC ConvertersLDO Linear RegulatorsPMIC and MultifunctionDisplay Control and Power |
STMicroelectronics
Details | STMicroelectronics |
Company Name | STMicroelectronics |
Website | www.st.com |
Business Overview | The company is a global semiconductor company serving customers with innovations that make a positive impact on people’s lives. With a presence in 40 nations and a client base exceeding 200,000 globally, the company specializes in areas including MEMS & Sensors, Smart Power, Application Processors & Digital Consumer, Automotive, Microcontrollers, semiconductors, silicon carbide, and GaN. |
Establishment | 1987 |
HQ | Geneva, Switzerland |
Sales Regions | EMEA, Asia Pacific, Americas |
Competitors | Texas Instruments Incorporated, Analog Devices, Inc., Infineon Technologies AG, ON Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Microchip Technology Inc. |
Contact Information | Chemin du Champ-des-Filles 39 Plan-les-Ouates,1228, Geneva, Switzerland Phone: +41 22 929 29 29 |
Products | Class-AB and Class-D audio power amplifiers.STM8A series and the 32-bit SPC5 familyST’s AC switches including thyristors and triacsArm Cortex-M based 32-bit STM32 microcontrollersSMD SOX18 and SOX28 with embedded ±5ppm 32kHz factory-calibrated Crystal. |
Infineon Technologies AG
Details | Infineon Technologies AG |
Company Name | Infineon Technologies AG |
Website | www.infineon.com |
Business Overview | The company is a top power semiconductor and a leading power systems innovator. They offer a diverse portfolio of power solutions utilizing silicon, silicon-carbide, and gallium-nitride technologies. It advanced driver, microcontroller, and software solutions are instrumental in driving forward energy efficiency and propelling green power initiatives to unprecedented levels. |
Establishment | 1999 |
HQ | Neubiberg, Germany |
Sales Regions | Aisa Pacific, South America, North America, Japan, China, Europe and Middle East Africa |
Competitors | ON Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Microchip Technology Inc., Ceva Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc.Aisa Pacific, South America, North America, Japan, China, Europe and Middle East Africa |
Contact Information | Biberger Straße 93 82008 Neubiberg Germany 1 866 951 9519 |
Products | SoC & SiP & FPGAMOSFET (Si/SiC)IGBTGaN transistorsSmart Power SwitchesLinear Voltage Regulator (LDO)DC-DC ConvertersLED Driver ICsDiode & Thyristor (Si/SiC)Gate Driver ICsClock Generators BuffersOscillators |
ON Semiconductor
Details | ON Semiconductor |
Company Name | ON Semiconductor |
Website | www.onsemi.com |
Business Overview | ON Semiconductor Corp (Onsemi) is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of semiconductor products and solutions. The company offers analog, discrete, SiC, mosfet, isolation, power module, memory, gate driver, standard logic, WBG, ASIC, and connectivity products. |
Establishment | 1999 |
HQ | Arizona, United States |
Sales Regions | Hongkong, UK, U.S., Singapore |
Competitors | Texas Instruments Incorporated, Analog Devices, Inc., STMicroelectronics, Infineon Technologies AG, NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics Corporation |
Contact Information | 5701 North Pima Road Scottsdale, AZ 85250 USA |
Products | PoE Powered DevicesGate DriversAC-DC Power Conversion DC-DC Power Conversion GFCI ControllersDDR Termination RegulatorsProtected Power SwitchesASIC-to-ASIC ConversionASIC Technology System-on-ChipSystem-in-PackageFPGA-to-ASIC ConversionIntegrated Passive Devices |
NXP Semiconductors
Details | NXP Semiconductors |
Company Name | NXP Semiconductors |
Website | www.nxp.com |
Business Overview | NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company that provide leading solutions that leverage our combined portfolio of intellectual property, deep application knowledge, process technology and manufacturing expertise in the domains of cryptography-security, high-speed interface, radio frequency (RF), mixed-signal analog-digital (mixed A/D), power management, digital signal processing and embedded system design. |
Establishment | 2006 |
HQ | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
Sales Regions | >30 Countries including UK, U.S., Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore. Thailand, Vietnam |
Competitors | Texas Instruments Incorporated, Analog Devices, Inc., STMicroelectronics, Infineon Technologies AG, ON Semiconductor |
Contact Information | High Tech Campus 60, 5656 AG Eindhoven +31 40 272 9999 |
Products | High-Speed Multiplexers- These high-speed muxes/switches support AC-coupled and non-AC-coupled interfaces in a range of formats: LVDS, DisplayPort, USB 3.0, SATA, SAS, PCIe.Power Supply with Multiple Linear RegulatorsRadio Frequency- 5G RF Infrastructure Arm Based Processors S32G Vehicle Network ProcessorsS32Z and S32E Real-Time ProcessorsS32R Radar ProcessingS32V Vision Processorsi.MX Applications Processors Arm Microcontrollers General Purpose MCUsi.MX RT Crossover MCUs Power Architecture QorIQ Communication Processors |
Renesas Electronics Corporation
Details | Renesas Electronics Corporation |
Company Name | Renesas Electronics Corporation |
Website | www.renesas.com |
Business Overview | Renesas Electronics Corp (Renesas) designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a wide variety of semiconductor products. The company’s product portfolio comprises of microcontrollers and microprocessors, discrete and power devices, power devices, amplifiers, switches and multiplexers, DC/DC converter, radio frequency amplifiers, flow sensors, gas sensors, power and battery management, data converters, automotive sensors, transistor arrays, and memory interface products. It serves automotive, communications, healthcare, high-performance computing, homer and building, industrial, personal electronics, and technology markets. |
Establishment | 2002 |
HQ | Tokyo, Japan |
Sales Regions | Japan, North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia |
Competitors | Microchip Technology Inc., Ceva Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Texas Instruments Incorporated, Analog Devices, Inc., STMicroelectronics, Infineon Technologies AG |
Contact Information | TOYOSU FORESIA, 3-2-24 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0061, Japan TEL. +81-3-6773-3000 FAX. +81-3-6773-3333 |
Products | IP Macro BlocksCell-based IC (Standard Cell ASICs)Customizable Microcontrollers QFP (Quad Flat Pack)FPBGA (Fine Pitch Ball Grid Array)PBGA (Plastic Ball Grid Array)MCP (Multi Chip Package)/SIP (System In Package) FCBGA (Flip Chip Ball Grid Array) |
Microchip Technology Inc.
Details | Microchip Technology Inc. |
Company Name | Microchip Technology Inc. |
Website | www.microchip.com |
Business Overview | Microchip Technology Incorporated is a leading provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions. Its array of user-friendly development tools and extensive product lineup empowers customers to develop superior designs, reducing risk and accelerating time to market while minimizing overall system costs. The company’s solutions serve more than 120,000 customers across the industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and computing markets. |
Establishment | 1989 |
HQ | Arizona, United States |
Sales Regions | Americas: United States and Canada, Asia Pacific, and Europe/Middle East |
Competitors | Texas Instruments Incorporated, Analog Devices, Inc., STMicroelectronics, Infineon Technologies AG, ON Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics Corporation |
Contact Information | Microchip Technology Inc. 2355 West Chandler Blvd. Chandler, Arizona, USA 85224-6199 (480) 792-7200 |
Products | The company offers custom integrated circuit design of Analog Mixed-Signal solutions for leading Aerospace, Avionics, Defense, Industrial and Automotive companies. Full custom ASIC design flowFull supplies services from specification to productionCustom Specific Standard Product − CSSPSystem integration and packaging optimizationFrequency and Timing Systems (FTS) Services FPGA & SoC Services |
Ceva Inc.
Details | Ceva Inc. |
Company Name | Ceva Inc. |
Website | www.ceva-ip.com |
Business Overview | Ceva is the leader in innovative silicon and software IP solutions that enable smart edge products to connect, sense, and infer data more reliably and efficiently. With the most extensive portfolio in the industry encompassing comprehensive communications and scalable Edge AI IP, CEVA drives the connectivity, sensing, and inference capabilities in cutting-edge smart edge products across a diverse range of sectors, including consumer IoT, mobile, automotive, infrastructure, industrial, and personal computing. |
Establishment | 1999 |
HQ | California, United States |
Sales Regions | U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific, Israel |
Competitors | Cadence Design Systems, Inc, NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Microchip Technology Inc. |
Contact Information | Ceva Technologies, Inc. 15245 Shady Grove Road Suite 400 Rockville, MD 20850 USA Tel: +1 240-308-8328 |
Products | 5G/5G Advanced User Equipment and Infrastructure IpsEdge AI technologies CEVA’s multimedia IP Sensor ASICs |
Details | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. |
Company Name | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. |
Website | www.cadence.com |
Business Overview | Cadence Design Systems Inc (Cadence) is a provider of electronic system design software and intellectual property (IP). The company’s product and solution portfolio include electronic design automation software, emulation and prototyping hardware, system interconnect and analysis, verification intellectual property and design intellectual property It offers tool adoption, design systems and flows, design methodologies, custom PDK development and advanced sip technologies, including 3d-ic, transition to advanced process nodes, advanced functional verification, DFM support and validation, and design team ramp-up services. Cadence’s products and services find application in designing and verifying advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. |
Establishment | 1983 |
HQ | California, United States |
Sales Regions | >26 countries such as U.S., China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Japan |
Competitors | STMicroelectronics, Infineon Technologies AG, ON Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Microchip Technology Inc., Ceva Inc. |
Contact Information | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 2655 Seely Avenue San Jose, CA, 95134 Phone: 408.943.1234 Fax: 408.428.5001 |
Products | Cadence offers a suite of EDA tools for ASIC design, including digital and analog/mixed-signal design tools, verification tools, physical implementation tools, and system design tools. The company provides a broad portfolio of IP cores and subsystems for ASIC design, including digital IP (such as processors, memory controllers, and interface IP), analog/mixed-signal IP (such as PLLs, ADCs, and DACs), and verification IP (such as bus functional models and protocol verification IP). |
Recent developments
Date | Development | Description |
May 2023 | Acquisition | Renesas Electronics Corporation, a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and Dialog Semiconductor Plc, a top provider of battery and power management, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth low energy, and industrial edge computing solutions, have announced the successful completion of Renesas’ acquisition of all issued and to be issued shares of Dialog. |
May 2022 | Collaboration | To enhance performance and design flexibility for high-speed trading systems where every nanosecond counts, Silicon Creations, a leading provider of high-performance analog and mixed-signal intellectual property (IP), has partnered with Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in high-performance FPGAs and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP. |
February 2022 | Collaboration | Silicon Creations, a well-known provider of high-performance analog and mixed-signal IP, announced today that it has joined the Accelerator – IP Alliance Program of Intel Foundry Services (IFS). This global alliance program aims to lower design barriers, reduce design risk and expense, and accelerate the time-to-market for clients’ products by fostering dependable and comprehensive collaboration between IFS and its ecosystem partners. |
June 2022 | Acquisition | Kinetic Technologies, an analog and mixed-signal semiconductor company, announced the acquisition of Gain Semiconductor Incorporated. This acquisition will help Kinetic Technologies bring superior motor and motion control solutions to the market. |
March 2022 | R&D Investment | Analog Devices (ADI), a U.S.-based semiconductor company, has announced plans to invest EUR 100 million in Ireland. This investment will support ADI Catalyst, a 100,000 square foot custom-built facility for innovation and collaboration at its campus in the Raheen Business Park in Limerick. The initiative aims to accelerate collaborative innovation and support R&D in Europe. |
Portfolio and Regional Concentration Analysis of Key Competitors
Company | Product | Regional Presence |
Texas Instruments Incorporated | The company’s broad portfolio is designed to manage power requirements across different voltage levels, including battery-management solutions, DC/DC switching regulators, AC/DC and isolated DC/DC switching regulators, power switches, linear and low-dropout regulators, voltage references and lighting products. Power switches such as e-Fuses & hot swap controllers, High-side switch controllers, High-side switches, Ideal diode/ORing controllers, Load switches, Low-side switches, Power muxes, Solid-state relaysAnalog switches & muxesDigital demultiplexers & decoders Digital multiplexers & encoders | High |
Analog Devices, Inc. | Clock and Timing, Switches and Multiplexers, Rf and Microwave, and Power Management | High |
STMicroelectronics | Class-AB and Class-D audio power amplifiers. STM8A series and the 32-bit SPC5 family ST’s AC switches including thyristors and triacs Arm Cortex-M based 32-bit STM32 microcontrollers SMD SOX18 and SOX28 with embedded ±5ppm 32kHz factory-calibrated Crystal. | High |
Infineon Technologies AG | SoC & SiP & FPGAMOSFET (Si/SiC)IGBTGaN transistorsSmart Power SwitchesLinear Voltage Regulator (LDO)DC-DC ConvertersLED Driver ICsDiode & Thyristor (Si/SiC) | Medium |
ON Semiconductor | PoE Powered DevicesGate DriversAC-DC Power Conversion DC-DC Power Conversion GFCI ControllersDDR Termination RegulatorsProtected Power SwitchesASIC-to-ASIC ConversionASIC Technology System-on-ChipSystem-in-PackageFPGA-to-ASIC Conversion Integrated Passive Devices | High |
NXP Semiconductors | High-Speed Multiplexers- These high-speed muxes/switches support AC-coupled and non-AC-coupled interfaces in a range of formats: LVDS, DisplayPort, USB 3.0, SATA, SAS, PCIe.Power Supply with Multiple Linear RegulatorsRadio Frequency- 5G RF Infrastructure Arm Based Processors S32G Vehicle Network ProcessorsS32Z and S32E Real-Time ProcessorsS32R Radar ProcessingS32V Vision Processorsi.MX Applications Processors | Medium |
Renesas Electronics Corporation | IP Macro BlocksCell-based IC (Standard Cell ASICs)Customizable Microcontrollers QFP (Quad Flat Pack)FPBGA (Fine Pitch Ball Grid Array)PBGA (Plastic Ball Grid Array)MCP (Multi Chip Package)/SIP (System In Package)FCBGA (Flip Chip Ball Grid Array) | High |
Ceva Inc. | 5G/5G Advanced User Equipment and Infrastructure IpsEdge AI technologies CEVA’s multimedia IPSensor ASICs | Low |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | Cadence offers a suite of EDA tools for ASIC design, including digital and analog/mixed-signal design tools, verification tools, physical implementation tools, and system design tools. The company provides a broad portfolio of IP cores and subsystems for ASIC design, including digital IP (such as processors, memory controllers, and interface IP), analog/mixed-signal IP (such as PLLs, ADCs, and DACs), and verification IP (such as bus functional models and protocol verification IP). | Medium |
Value Chain Analysis of the Analog-Mixed Signal ASIC Market
The Analog-Mixed Signal (AMS) ASIC market is a specialized segment of the semiconductor industry, focusing on Application-Specific Integrated Circuits that combine analog and digital signals for various applications. The value chain in this market involves several stages, each adding value to the final product. Here is a detailed breakdown of the key components of the value chain:
Research and Development (R&D)
- Innovation and Design: This stage involves the conceptualization and design of AMS ASICs. It includes activities such as defining specifications, circuit design, simulation, and verification. Companies invest heavily in R&D to create advanced, high-performance, and cost-effective designs.
- IP Development: Developing intellectual property (IP) cores that can be reused in multiple designs. These cores might include analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and other mixed-signal components.
Supply Chain and Procurement
- Raw Materials: Procurement of raw materials like silicon wafers, photoresists, and other chemicals essential for semiconductor manufacturing.
- Electronic Components: Sourcing of passive components (resistors, capacitors) and active components (transistors, diodes) necessary for ASIC integration.
Manufacturing and Fabrication
- Wafer Fabrication: This involves the actual production of semiconductor wafers, typically performed in cleanroom environments. Leading foundries like TSMC, GlobalFoundries, and Samsung play a significant role here.
- Die Preparation: Post-fabrication processes including wafer dicing, sorting, and testing individual dies for functionality.
Assembly and Packaging
- Die Bonding: Attaching the semiconductor die to a package or a substrate.
- Wire Bonding and Encapsulation: Connecting the die to the package pins using fine wires and encapsulating it to protect against environmental factors.
- Testing and Quality Control: Extensive testing to ensure the ASIC meets the required specifications and quality standards.
Distribution and Logistics
- Supply Chain Management: Efficient management of the supply chain to ensure timely delivery of components and finished products.
- Warehousing and Distribution: Storage and transportation logistics to move the products from manufacturing facilities to end-users.
Marketing and Sales
- Market Research: Understanding market needs, trends, and customer requirements to tailor products accordingly.
- Sales and Distribution Channels: Establishing networks with distributors, direct sales teams, and online platforms to reach end customers.
End-Use and Integration
- Customer Applications: AMS ASICs are integrated into various end-use applications such as consumer electronics, automotive systems, industrial controls, and medical devices.
- Support and Services: Providing technical support, design assistance, and after-sales services to ensure customer satisfaction and product performance.