Digital Video to Spur MPEG Chip Growth - research.(Brief Article)

TV Meets the Web, June, 2002

TV MEETS THE WEB-(C)2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/

After a slow start in 2001, the Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) video chip market will continue to grow through 2006, according to In-Stat/MDR.

The research firm reports that, spurred by the proliferation of digital video, the entire MPEG video chip merchant market will triple in revenue from 2001 to 2006.

"Currently, the different segments of this market are in various stages of the life cycle," says Michelle Abraham, a Senior Analyst with In-Stat/MDR. "For example MPEG-1 Decoders are holding steady while MPEG-2 Decoders for SVCD are declining. However, the markets on the way up (MPEG-2 Encoders, MPEG-2 Decoders and MPEG-4 codecs) will more...

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